"Stage Standard" dialect, aka Transatlantic, Mid-Atlantic accent

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Newland Archer's accent in the movie 'The Age of Innocence', doesn't sound 'stage standard'. It sounds like a faux English accent of an Irishman trying to sound English.
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/17/movies/review-film-the-age-of-innocence-grand-passions-and-good-manners.html?pagewanted=all


Read Edith Skinner's Speak With Distinction, a comprehensive guide to learning the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and the "Stage Standard" dialect (also known as Transatlantic, Mid-Atlantic, elevated speech, whatevrurr d00d).
https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnUselessTalents/comments/25gjch/request_how_to_speak_with_an_authentic/


The Rise and Fall of Katharine Hepburn's Fake Accent | The Atlantic
When Hollywood turned to talkies, it created a not-quite-British, not-quite-American style of speaking that has all but disappeared.
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-katharine-hepburns-fake-accent/278505/

The Origin of That Old-Timey Accent in Classic Movies
In the 1920s and into the 1950s, Hollywood had a particular way of talking. It was called the Midatlantic ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLT-SQUBRDw