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132 DRAMATIC AND LYRIC INTERPRETATION
The charm and magnetism of a personality are sometimes aided by physical beauty; but if your mouth speaks the language of a beautiful soul, if your eyes reflect the sentiments of a generous heart, the beauty of your soul and heart will prevail over the body.
There are women on the stage who are magnificent in their beauty, but who nevertheless lack personality, magnetism, and charm, because they lack soul.
What then is Soul?
The soul is a compound of all our intellectual faculties.
The soul is a compound of all our intelligences — intelligence of the heart, intelligence of the brain, intelligence of manners, intelligence of taste, intelligence in Art.
An artist's soul must have multiple intellectual qualities.
The gift, the talent of an artist, will be without power, if his soul is inferior, if it has not all virtues and all generosities, if it is low and narrow-minded.
We all know beautiful voices and really talented singers who have no power over their audiences. The public says: He or she is . . . very clever . . . but so cold! They are cold, |
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