Jacob Smith is Lecturer in the Institute of Film and Television Studies in the Department of American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham.

"Heterogeneous and ambitious ... Smith has generously supplied an opportunity for future research." Screening The Past

• Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: FLOODING OUT 1. Recorded Laughter and the Performance of Authenticity 2. Erotic Performance on Record PART TWO: A FINER GRAIN OF THE VOICE 3. The Nearness of You; or, The Voice of Melodrama 4. Rough Mix PART THREE: BUGGING THE BACKSTAGE 5. The Act of Being Yourself 6. Phony Performances Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Jacob Smith is Lecturer in the Institute of Film and Television Studies in the Department of American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham.

"Heterogeneous and ambitious ... Smith has generously supplied an opportunity for future research." Screening The Past

• Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: FLOODING OUT 1. Recorded Laughter and the Performance of Authenticity 2. Erotic Performance on Record PART TWO: A FINER GRAIN OF THE VOICE 3. The Nearness of You; or, The Voice of Melodrama 4. Rough Mix PART THREE: BUGGING THE BACKSTAGE 5. The Act of Being Yourself 6. Phony Performances Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Jacob Smith is Lecturer in the Institute of Film and Television Studies in the Department of American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham.

"Heterogeneous and ambitious ... Smith has generously supplied an opportunity for future research." Screening The Past

• Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE: FLOODING OUT 1. Recorded Laughter and the Performance of Authenticity 2. Erotic Performance on Record PART TWO: A FINER GRAIN OF THE VOICE 3. The Nearness of You; or, The Voice of Melodrama 4. Rough Mix PART THREE: BUGGING THE BACKSTAGE 5. The Act of Being Yourself 6. Phony Performances Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index