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... 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 he moves about upon the stage . Each actor enters to a ...
... 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 he moves about upon the stage . Each actor enters to a ...
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... important contribution to the theatre . He had become the most distinguished critic and theorist of the drama since Aristotle , a truly impressive distinction . In 1767 a progressive German National Theatre was founded in the city of ...
... important contribution to the theatre . He had become the most distinguished critic and theorist of the drama since Aristotle , a truly impressive distinction . In 1767 a progressive German National Theatre was founded in the city of ...
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... important is that many plays of all kinds are being performed . England and most European nations have some government sub- sidized theatre companies , believing them to be an asset and a source of national cultural pride . That has not ...
... important is that many plays of all kinds are being performed . England and most European nations have some government sub- sidized theatre companies , believing them to be an asset and a source of national cultural pride . That has not ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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