| Acted |
| Mugged |
| Gushed |
| Was a ham |
| Overacted |
| Overplayed |
| Hammed it up |
| Acted badly? |
| Put on a show |
| Put on an act |
| Mugged, maybe |
| Overplayed it |
| Raged onstage |
| Acted hammily |
| Acted in a way |
| Played the ham |
| Showed feeling |
| Was theatrical |
| Didn't act well |
| Showed feelings |
| Was impassioned |
| Waxed perfervid |
| Gushed on stage |
| Feigned feelings |
| Got melodramatic |
| Performed badly? |
| Was melodramatic |
| Brought the drama |
| Made a big scene? |
| Exaggerated a part |
| Overdid the acting |
| Overdid one's part |
| Was overtheatrical |
| Wept wildly, maybe |
| Acted amateurishly |
| Chewed the scenery |
| Became melodramatic |
| Did with a passion? |
| Emulated Pearl White |
| Hammed it up onstage |
| Overexpressed a role |
| Overplayed one's role |
| Acted unprofessionally |
| Did B-grade stage work |
| Emulated Mary Pickford |
| Indulged in cabotinage |
| Emulated William Gillette |
| Played a part to the hilt |
| Was a bad player, perhaps |
| Overplayed one's feelings |
| Acted broadly, on Broadway |
| Did it broadly, on Broadway |
| Went over the top, in a way |
| What Pearl White did in films |
| Frustrated the director, perhaps |
| Played to the back of the audience |
| Didn't hide one's feelings, to say the least |