A Pageant of the TheatreHistory of the theatre, ancient and modern. Grades 7 and up. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 81
Or it might happen that a grave performance of a religious play would be followed by a wild burlesque of all that had gone before , as satyr plays followed solemn tragedies in the Greek theatre . People seek relief sometimes from any ...
Or it might happen that a grave performance of a religious play would be followed by a wild burlesque of all that had gone before , as satyr plays followed solemn tragedies in the Greek theatre . People seek relief sometimes from any ...
Page 186
Soon Lessing followed the serious Miss Sara Sampson with a charming and popular comedy , Minna von Barnhelm . Minna held the German stage for many years . In the meantime , Lessing was making another important contribution to the ...
Soon Lessing followed the serious Miss Sara Sampson with a charming and popular comedy , Minna von Barnhelm . Minna held the German stage for many years . In the meantime , Lessing was making another important contribution to the ...
Page 242
... E. H. Sothern , and Julia Marlowe . Junius Brutus Booth pleased American and British audiences . He was followed by his still greater son , Edwin Booth , king of the American stage in his day , a tragic figure whose ...
... E. H. Sothern , and Julia Marlowe . Junius Brutus Booth pleased American and British audiences . He was followed by his still greater son , Edwin Booth , king of the American stage in his day , a tragic figure whose ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
Copyright | |
26 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acting actor Aeschylus American ancient appear audience became become began beginning born brought called career carried century character comedy comes comic Corneille court critic dance death developed died drama early effects Elizabethan England English Eteocles famous father Faust figure followed formal France French give gods greatest Greek hand head honor important influence Italy John kind king known later less lines lived look manager master means moved mystery nature never night opera performance period persons Plautus players plays playwright poet political popular produced religious remained roles Roman Rome Sarah Bernhardt says scene seems seen Shakespeare Shaw sometimes Spanish spirit stage story style success theatre theatrical things tion tradition tragedy turn wife writing written wrote York young