The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... technique of the play . So , for example , the out - door stage , the facial mask , the chorus , the permanent scene , were elements of ancient production which conditioned the dramatic technique of the Greeks ; so , also , the bare ...
... technique of the play . So , for example , the out - door stage , the facial mask , the chorus , the permanent scene , were elements of ancient production which conditioned the dramatic technique of the Greeks ; so , also , the bare ...
Page 98
... technique and beauty of those master works , these Americans would appropriate the masters to themselves , and substitute as ideals the foreign motives and technique , which have rightly made those artists masters in their own lands ...
... technique and beauty of those master works , these Americans would appropriate the masters to themselves , and substitute as ideals the foreign motives and technique , which have rightly made those artists masters in their own lands ...
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... technique , a native appeal and message , a new and nobler art of impersonation , and - above all- to administer and develop its vast function , a new theatrical institution , with basic liberty and permanent security for its growth ...
... technique , a native appeal and message , a new and nobler art of impersonation , and - above all- to administer and develop its vast function , a new theatrical institution , with basic liberty and permanent security for its growth ...
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