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... early eighteenth century . Here the plays do not go on as interminably as in the Chinese theatre . We have managed to arrive a little early . As there is no curtain in this theatre either , we can observe the design of the popular ...
... early eighteenth century . Here the plays do not go on as interminably as in the Chinese theatre . We have managed to arrive a little early . As there is no curtain in this theatre either , we can observe the design of the popular ...
Page 139
... Early in the fifteenth century , well before nonreligious drama yet amounted to anything , the influential Brotherhood obtained a theatrical monopoly in Paris . They had a royal grant permitting them to control and claim the profits ...
... Early in the fifteenth century , well before nonreligious drama yet amounted to anything , the influential Brotherhood obtained a theatrical monopoly in Paris . They had a royal grant permitting them to control and claim the profits ...
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... early theatres of France , except the Bourgogne . The shape of the courts , with their boxes for spectators , was easily adaptable to theatrical purposes by the building of a shelflike stage across one end . In 1636 the Théâtre du ...
... early theatres of France , except the Bourgogne . The shape of the courts , with their boxes for spectators , was easily adaptable to theatrical purposes by the building of a shelflike stage across one end . In 1636 the Théâtre du ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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