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... seen in the ruins of the theatre of Dionysus at Athens . We don't really know how much painted scenery the Greeks used . Probably the formal background of the skene usually took the place of scenery . If you have seen pageants , plays ...
... seen in the ruins of the theatre of Dionysus at Athens . We don't really know how much painted scenery the Greeks used . Probably the formal background of the skene usually took the place of scenery . If you have seen pageants , plays ...
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... seen all around the Mediterranean shores and in France and Britain . Just outside Rome , in the huge tumbledown estate of Hadrian's villa , the emperor had one theatre in the characteristic Greek architectural style for tragedy , and ...
... seen all around the Mediterranean shores and in France and Britain . Just outside Rome , in the huge tumbledown estate of Hadrian's villa , the emperor had one theatre in the characteristic Greek architectural style for tragedy , and ...
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... seen both in theatres and on television . The large Japanese puppets have been seen here , too . One of the features of kabuki most impressive to American audiences is the lion dance in which the performer , wearing a long , trailing ...
... seen both in theatres and on television . The large Japanese puppets have been seen here , too . One of the features of kabuki most impressive to American audiences is the lion dance in which the performer , wearing a long , trailing ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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