EARLY THEATRES.
The theatres established in Europe had .at . first no side -walls,' and were not provided with movable scenery. When the "mysteries" were represented on the stage the actors took.their seats on the benches along the sides; When called upon to appear in the piece, an actor rose from his seat, and resumed it again at his exit. At a later period the representation of a tragedy was indicated by black hangings round the stage, and the changes of the scene were shown by simply fixing inscriptions, upon each of which was written the name of the place represented in the I action of the piece. This was the mode I pursued in' Shakespeare's time. *
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 2, 3 January 1931, Page 1 (Supplement)
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116EARLY THEATRES. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 2, 3 January 1931, Page 1 (Supplement)
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