. The Greek theater and its drama. Fig. 59.—The Proscenium of the Graeco-Roman Tlieater at EphesusSee p. Ill, n. 2. I[G. 64.—The Theater at Priene as Seen from I he SoutheastSee p. 113, n. i INTRODUCTION III ference (see p. 77, above). These theaters had a stage varyingfrom eight to ten feet in height and from eleven and a half totwenty in depth. The scene-buildings were of three stories—hyposcenium, logium, and theologium (Fig. 24). The firstpresented to the spectator an undecorated wall with doors lead-ing into the orchestra; the second was terminated by a pro-scenium with columns and statue
. The Greek theater and its drama. Fig. 59.—The Proscenium of the Graeco-Roman Tlieater at EphesusSee p. Ill, n. 2. I[G. 64.—The Theater at Priene as Seen from I he SoutheastSee p. 113, n. i INTRODUCTION III ference (see p. 77, above). These theaters had a stage varyingfrom eight to ten feet in height and from eleven and a half totwenty in depth. The scene-buildings were of three stories—hyposcenium, logium, and theologium (Fig. 24). The firstpresented to the spectator an undecorated wall with doors lead-ing into the orchestra; the second was terminated by a pro-scenium with columns and statues. The proscenium was seldomso simple as in the earlier theaters but was an ornamental fagadewith projections and recesses (Fig. 59), which added materiallyto the area of the stage. Hellenistic theaters could be remodeled either (a) by build-ing a new (undecorated) wall in front of the old proscenium androofing the two over to form a stage or (b) by moving back thefront wall of the scene-building slightly and constructing a stagebetween this and the old proscenium.^ In either case, a new(decorated) proscen
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