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... simple natural amphitheatres could offer . Necessity being the mother of invention the physical theatre of the Greeks was developed , step by step , precisely in keeping with the growing needs of the drama . First seats were placed in ...
... simple natural amphitheatres could offer . Necessity being the mother of invention the physical theatre of the Greeks was developed , step by step , precisely in keeping with the growing needs of the drama . First seats were placed in ...
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... simple , child - like obviousness . Truly these actors and spectators are richly imaginative ! The Chinese theatre also has a chorus of a sort . But the " chorus " is a single actor who wanders back and forth at will , stepping forward ...
... simple , child - like obviousness . Truly these actors and spectators are richly imaginative ! The Chinese theatre also has a chorus of a sort . But the " chorus " is a single actor who wanders back and forth at will , stepping forward ...
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... simple platform , with a formal , painted background for the entrances and exits of the actors . No scenery is used and there is no curtain . This is to be ex- pected , for the curtain is one of many stage devices for creat- ing ...
... simple platform , with a formal , painted background for the entrances and exits of the actors . No scenery is used and there is no curtain . This is to be ex- pected , for the curtain is one of many stage devices for creat- ing ...
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