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The Etruscans called actors istri ; from the Latin version of the word , istriones , we get the English word histrionic ... Those who danced or acted out stories solely by movement were called pantomimi , from which we get pantomime .
The Etruscans called actors istri ; from the Latin version of the word , istriones , we get the English word histrionic ... Those who danced or acted out stories solely by movement were called pantomimi , from which we get pantomime .
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A third is called “ the flute player's pillar , ” where that important musician takes his place . The fourth is called the “ mark pillar , ” and is a fixed point used as a guide to the actor in keeping the precisely correct position as ...
A third is called “ the flute player's pillar , ” where that important musician takes his place . The fourth is called the “ mark pillar , ” and is a fixed point used as a guide to the actor in keeping the precisely correct position as ...
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In Europe these were commonly called the Feast of Fools , or the Feast of Asses . Sometimes there were mock performances of the Mass , with the choir braying like donkeys instead of singing proper responses .
In Europe these were commonly called the Feast of Fools , or the Feast of Asses . Sometimes there were mock performances of the Mass , with the choir braying like donkeys instead of singing proper responses .
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Contents
How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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| Title | A Pageant of the Theatre |
| Author | Edmund Fuller |
| Editor | Edmund Fuller |
| Publisher | Crowell, 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 295 pages |
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