The phrase "act book" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a specific type of book related to acting or theater, but as it stands, it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "I picked up an act book to help me prepare for my audition."
Alternatives: "acting manual" or "theater script".
He has also narrated John le Carré and Elmore Leonard, and Melville, too, but no one knows if Mr. Muller will ever be able to act books again.
As a contributor to "The Fat Studies Reader" (I'm a novelist and no expert), I can assure Elizabeth Kolbert that the book is not about the notion "that putting on weight is a subversive act" (Books, July 20th).
Rose uses her skills as a promoter, if being pushy is considered a skill, to get a June-centric act booked into a range of vaudeville theaters.
Like the Lumineers in 2013 or Bastille in 2014, Hozier feels like this year's version of the act booked for Coachella just prior to scoring a huge mainstream hit.
Another act booked for that version of B Pop Live, Electric Swing Circus, told Buzzfeed that they "are not pro-Brexit" and "as a group... are generally pro EU", before cancelling.
However, while providing little consolation to those eager to see more scripts written originally for the stage, a new trend is threatening the long dominance of the staged film – the acted book.
Other acts booked to perform include dubstep-inspired dance quartet Rudimental, "Burn" singer Ellie Goulding and popular English band Bastille.
Among the acts booked are Keren Ann, Ute Lemper, Sandra Bernhard, Gilberto Gil, Allen Toussaint, Erin McKeown, Carmen Consoli, Plastic People of the Universe and Michael John LaChiusa.
It will offer a stylistically mixed bill, with a variety of indie rock, electronica, dance and hip-hop acts booked to perform.
This will be the fourth year the classic mountain resort has ended the season with a festival, and the acts booked to play keep getting bigger.
