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... players , traveling like small circus companies . Some from the northern prov- inces , from Gaul , as France and part of Germany then was called , wore barbaric costumes , juggled , did acrobatics , and ex- hibited trained animals . On ...
... players , traveling like small circus companies . Some from the northern prov- inces , from Gaul , as France and part of Germany then was called , wore barbaric costumes , juggled , did acrobatics , and ex- hibited trained animals . On ...
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... players and provide entrances and exits . The hangings are more likely to be of humble sackcloth than silks or satins . When the actors appear they are dressed in familiar , conventional costumes , quite apt to be shoddy . Such an ...
... players and provide entrances and exits . The hangings are more likely to be of humble sackcloth than silks or satins . When the actors appear they are dressed in familiar , conventional costumes , quite apt to be shoddy . Such an ...
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... players continued to visit Paris every season and tour the provinces . They did not always come in dignity as ambassadors of art , but frequently as attractions hired by quack doctors to draw crowds . The sight of a large crowd in a ...
... players continued to visit Paris every season and tour the provinces . They did not always come in dignity as ambassadors of art , but frequently as attractions hired by quack doctors to draw crowds . The sight of a large crowd in a ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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