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North Otago Times, 1 November 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)

What was probably one of the earliest theatres built was tlie Theatre of Dionysus, which was begun five centuries before Christ. The seating capacity of this remarkable building is said to have been 30,000, The theatre of Dionysus was erected when Greek art and literature were In their prime. Here were presented to appreciative spectators the won' dorful works o( Aeschylus, Sophocles,