The Anna Morgan Studios
In 1898, Morgan resigned from the Conservatory and opened the Anna Morgan Studios in Chicago's Fine Arts Building. The curriculum of the studio included instruction in theatrical and political history, literature, playwriting, etiquette, acting and stagecraft. Morgan was trained by Steele MacKay in the Delsarte method, in which emotions are conveyed through body positions and gestures. Morgan based her instruction on Delsarte's philosophy, emphasizing the connection between the positions of the body and the emotions of the mind. She also taught her students to balance flexibility and grace with force and meaning in their movements.
In April 1899, she presented her pupils in the first U.S. performances of Shaw's Candida, performed in private because unauthorized by the author. She similarly premiered Caesar and Cleopatra in 1899.
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