. The Greek theater and its drama. Fig. 60.—Ground Plan of the Early Hellenistic Theater at EphesusSee p. Ill, n. 2 certain points this depth received a considerable accession fromthe recesses of the new proscenium (Fig. 59). These changeswere made at the expense of the orchestra, which derived somecompensation from the fact that several rows of the lowest seats INTRODUCTION 3 were removed; as a result the orchestra became a sort of pit(Fig. 24). The hyposcenium was plain and was pierced bythree doors leading into the orchestra. The top story of theproscenium in Fig. 59 was not added until the
. The Greek theater and its drama. Fig. 60.—Ground Plan of the Early Hellenistic Theater at EphesusSee p. Ill, n. 2 certain points this depth received a considerable accession fromthe recesses of the new proscenium (Fig. 59). These changeswere made at the expense of the orchestra, which derived somecompensation from the fact that several rows of the lowest seats INTRODUCTION 3 were removed; as a result the orchestra became a sort of pit(Fig. 24). The hyposcenium was plain and was pierced bythree doors leading into the orchestra. The top story of theproscenium in Fig. 59 was not added until the third century (b) was employed at Priene (Figs. 63 f.).* Thistheater enjoys the distinction of being the only one in which analtar was found, and this was not situated in the center of theorchestra, as the foundations at Athens and Epidaurus would. Fig. 61.—The Later Hellenistic Theater at Ephesus: Above, Elevation ofProscenium and Episcenium; Below, Ground Plan of Proscenium and Parodi. See p. Ill, n. 2 seem to indicate was the case there, but on its of honor were placed in the orchestra, as at Oropus (seep. 108, above); but in Roman times new seats for dignitarieswere erected in the center of the fifth row of seats (Fig. 63). Theproscenium was of the same age as the scene-building and belongsto the third century At the Graeco-Roman rebuilding thecolumns of this proscenium were left standing, but the inter-columniations, except the three which served as doors, werewalled up. The front wall of the Hellenistic episcenium was torn Fig. 63 is redrawn from Athenische Mittheilungen, XXIII (1898), PI. XI; thecross-hatched walls belong to the Graeco-Roman rebuilding. Fig. 64 is from aphotograph taken by Professor C. P. Bill and furnished by Dr. A. S. Cooley. 114 THE GREEK THEATER AND ITS DRAMA down and a new
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