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Mark Twain Tonight! is a one-man play devised by Hal Holbrook, in which he depicted Mark Twain giving a dramatic recitation selected from several of Twain's writings, with an emphasis on the comic ones.
Hal Holbrook plays Mark Twain, expounding upon Man, "the reasoning animal." Holbrook still performs MTT these days, but requires considerably less makeup. The words in this scene come mostly from...
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Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called Mark Twain Tonight! while studying at Denison University. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain. [1] .
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight!: Directed by Paul Bogart. With Hal Holbrook. Recreating the one-man show he starred in on Broadway, 'Hal Holbrook' portrays Mark Twain as a 70-year old humorist who skewers politicians, newspapermen and so-called patriots in this 90 minute monologue.
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- 1967-03-06
Aug 20, 2024 · Hal Holbrook (born February 17, 1925, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died January 23, 2021, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor best known for his exacting portrayal of author Mark Twain in his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, which ran for more than six decades.
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Feb 2, 2021 · In his long-running one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight, Holbrook brought the crotchety Southern humorist to life through acerbic monologues. Twain was the pen name under which Samuel...
Mark Twain Tonight! is a one-man play devised by Hal Holbrook, in which he depicted Mark Twain giving a dramatic recitation selected from several of Twain's writings, with an emphasis on the comic ones.