Word: dionysus
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...musical accompaniment was furnished by three clarinets and a bassoon, the players of which were stationed on the stage where the Altar of Dionysus will be erected today. The music was very simple and made an effective accompaniment to the words and action of the play...
Work on the Altar of Dionysus was begun yesterday afternoon. It will be erected in the centre of the stage, before the entrance to the palace, and here the musicians and the prompter will be stationed...
...palace, which, with it, forms practically a tangent. In this circular space of ground, about 65 feet in diameter, with its periphery marked by an apparent curbstone, the chorus and actors will perform their parts. In the centre of this circle will be erected the altar of Dionysus, under which the musicians and the prompter will be stationed...
...Agamemnon" was first presented at the theatre of Dionysus at Athens at the time of the Greater Dionysia in 458 B.C. A few duplicate tickets, to be kept as souvenirs, will be issued in the form of the tickets used at the performance at Athens. Professor W. W. Goodwin is preparing a prose translation for the libretto. The details of the stage building have not been definitely settled...
...Greek play the chorus is one of the most important elements. Tragedy arose from the choral songs in honor of the god Dionysus, the dramatic part being an addition of later years. In Aeschylus the chorus plays an especially important role, as it is almost the equivalent of an actor. Singing, dancing, and dramatic ability are all necessary for the success of the part played by the twelve men of the chorus...