Word: backgrounds
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...stage background, representing the palace of Agamemnon at Argos, was finished yesterday, and is now being given its final coat of paint. It should be fully completed this afternoon. The stage itself will not be prepared for the final performance until tomorrow morning...
...stage buildings in the Stadium are rapidly nearing completion and will probably be ready tomorrow afternoon. The wooden structure which will form the background of the theatre has already been erected by F. B. Furbish of Cambridge. It was made from plans by Professor Minton Warren, which he based on the plans of the theatre of Aropus on Northeastern Africa. The structure cuts off the curved end of the Stadium where the spectators will be seated, and represents the palace of Agamemnon at Argos. To break the monotony of the front of the palace, a portico resembling the front...
Instead of permanent buildings, which formed the background of the scene in the fourth century, B.C., the field inside the Stadium will be used. Fronting the spectators, a simple structure representing the palace at Argos will be erected. This palace will serve also as a sounding-board for a space presenting very difficult acoustic conditions. On either side of the royal palace will be a passage leading to the orchestra, located between the front row of seats and the palace, which, with it, forms practically a tangent. In this circular space of ground, about 65 feet in diameter, with...
...amusing circumstances of the play are well set off by a background of modern Madrid. Don Narciso, wishing to make his friend, Don Ramon, believe that he is very attractive to the ladies, invites him to breakfast. Narciso arranges with Juana, a flower girl, to bring in three bouquets, one of roses, one of violets and one of hyacinths. They are supposed to be sent by Rosa, Violante and Jacinta...
Although the drama has clever action, it is essentially a drama of character, and the rather slight plot is used mainly as a background for the exposition of Marlowe's personality. The poet's pursuit of happiness, his love of fame and his reputed atheism struggle against his spirituality and his finer nature which has been awakened by his noble love for Alison. It is to shield the object of this love that Marlowe seeks the duel which ends so fatally for him. Tradition has it that Marlowe was killed in a vulgar tavern brawl, but in the play...