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34: 393:"Ad-lib" is used to describe individual moments during live theatre when an actor speaks through their character using words not found in the play's text. When the entire performance is predicated on spontaneous creation, the process is called 435:. When performing as Colombo, Falk would ad-lib such mannerisms as absent-mindedness, fumbling through his pockets, or asking for a pencil, all in a deliberate attempt to frustrate his co-stars in the scene and obtain a more genuine reaction. 422:(1969). While filming at a streetcorner, the scene was interrupted by a taxi driver. Hoffman wanted to say, "We're filming a movie here!", but stayed in character, allowing the take to be used. 615: 559: 598: 408:
usually refers to the interpolation of unscripted material in an otherwise scripted performance. For example, in interviews,
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indicates that the performer or conductor has one of a variety of types of discretion with respect to a given passage:
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to improvise a melodic line fitting the general structure prescribed by the passage's written notes or chords;
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hosts sometimes deliver material that sounds ad-libbed but is actually scripted. They may employ
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the now famous line, "I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" as "Ratso" Rizzo in
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Some actors are also known for their ability or tendency to ad-lib, such as
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for 'at one's pleasure' or 'as you desire'), often shortened to "
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syllable), although it is not the translation (there is no
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is the etymologically closer cognate known in English.
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