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Break a Leg!: A Treasury of Theatre Traditions and Superstitions

Break a Leg!: A Treasury of Theatre Traditions and Superstitions PDF Author: Lisa Bansavage
Publisher: Silver Spear Publications
ISBN: 9780996788953
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Forword -- Break a leg! -- Whistling -- Don't wear green onstage -- More colorful traditions -- Cats -- Candles & curtains -- Peacock-a-mamie -- Mirror begone! -- Flowers, jewelry, thread -- Bas dress, good show -- Opening night! -- Make up -- How many actors does it take -- 10 things that bring good luck -- 18 things that bring not-so-good-luck -- Actors on acting (1) -- Why is it called "the green room"? -- The ghost light -- The gypsy robe -- How many stage managers does it take -- Don't quote the Scottish play! -- St. Genesius and other saintly aids to actors -- "You ... you thespian!"--Those happy-sad theatre masks -- On Broadway -- Who the heck is Walter Plinge? -- The number 13 -- Some unusual theatre terms -- How many playwrights does it take -- Famous actors and their superstitions -- Stage turkeys and their notorious Broadway moose -- Edmund Kean's most peculiar charm -- Theatre ghosts -- Actors on Acting (2) -- Clackers -- Odds and funds -- Acknowledgments -- The authors