<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=343952" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Behind the Scenes</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The actor struts his little hour, <br>Between the limelight and the band; <br>The public feel the actor's power, <br>Yet nothing do they understand <br>Of all the touches here and there <br>That make or mar the actor's part, <br>They never see, beneath the glare, <br>The artist striving after art. <br>To them it seems a labour slight <br>Where nought of study intervenes; <br>You see it in another light <br>When once you've been behind the scenes. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">For though the actor at his best <br>Is, like a poet, born not made, <br>He still must study with a zest <br>And practise hard to learn his trade. <br>So, whether on the actor's form <br>The stately robes of Hamlet sit, <br>Or as Macbeth he rave and storm, <br>Or plays burlesque to please the pit, </div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Tis each and all a work of art, <br>That constant care and practice means -- <br>The actor who creates a part <br>Has done his work behind the scenes.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Andrew+Barton+Paterson">Andrew Barton Paterson</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=343952" data-title="Behind the Scenes de Andrew Barton Paterson" data-description="The actor struts his little hour, Between the limelight and the band; The public feel the actor's power, Yet nothing do they understand Of all the touches here and there That make or mar the actor's part, They never see, beneath the glare, ..."></div> </div> </div>

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