On mime

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The mime and the poet

Past and present

The classic line

Inception of the 'Pavana'

Scene

Premise

From whence?

Inception of 'Boy Cardinal

Mirror, mirror on the wall

The audience

Costumes

Imagination

Mime versus mimicry

Variations on the theme

Variation two

Anent realistic symbolism

Improvisation on theme of tourist

Extensions infinite

The air is a solid

Manner and manners

Justification

A one-sided love affair

Hydra

Deja vue

Odalisque

Postscript to 'Odalisque'

Breathing

Properties

The face

The eyes

The seemingly accidental

Vaudeville

Timing and counterpoint

Tensions

Colloque sentimental

Recapitulation

Style

Postscript to style

Programming

Mime is a lonely art

Before the act.