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... Elizabethan . All the stage garments of the time were sumptuous , even the hirelings wearing silk and giving the appearance of gentlemen . For many plays , even those placed in other eras , the ordinary Elizabethan garb was made to ...
... Elizabethan . All the stage garments of the time were sumptuous , even the hirelings wearing silk and giving the appearance of gentlemen . For many plays , even those placed in other eras , the ordinary Elizabethan garb was made to ...
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... Elizabethan . Performance in the Elizabethan theatres were after- noon affairs , usually beginning at 2 or 3 o'clock and lasting two or three hours . Meager bills announcing details of a performance were posted the day before , and the ...
... Elizabethan . Performance in the Elizabethan theatres were after- noon affairs , usually beginning at 2 or 3 o'clock and lasting two or three hours . Meager bills announcing details of a performance were posted the day before , and the ...
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... Elizabethan . There was little or no scenery in Elizabethan public playhouses , but much spectacle , in the form of processions , machines for the ascent and descent of gods , fireworks , sound effects , and the like . There were no ...
... Elizabethan . There was little or no scenery in Elizabethan public playhouses , but much spectacle , in the form of processions , machines for the ascent and descent of gods , fireworks , sound effects , and the like . There were no ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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