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...lecture-room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, yesterday afternoon, Professor J. W. White gave his second lecture on the Greek Theatre and Drama. He said that the Greek drama was a development; it grew from the songs which were sung in worship of Dionysus at the festival of that god. The choral hymn sung on these occasions was called the dithyramb, and from it sprang both tragedy and comedy. The simple choral hymn soon took the form of a dialogue between the leader of the chorus and the chorus; then the chorus was improved in organization; next the number...
...lecture room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory yesterday afternoon to listen to Professor J. W. White's lecture on the Greek stage. Professor White said that of all the monuments of ancient Athens which have survived the ravages of time none is more interesting than the theatre of Dionysus. For many years the site of this theatre was not known. The greatest share of the credit of its discovery and subse quent excavation is due to the Germans. The theatre is at the southeastern extremity of the Acropolis. It was constructed on the plan employed in all Greek theatres...
...year. An interesting but complicated stage structure was discovered, showing clearly that the original arrangement of the stage had at some time been altered. Several rows of seats and a water-course encircling the orchestra, apparently of the same construction as that surrounding the orchestra of the theatre of Dionysus at Athens, were brought to light, as well as pieces of statues, a fragment of an inscription and bits of architectural members of what appears to have been the stage building...
...Acharnians" of Aristophanes was first acted in the year 425 B. C., in the suburbs of Athens, to celebrate the Lenaea, or winter feast of Dionysus. Although like most of the old comedies of the Greeks, it is plotless, and much of its humor and satire belong exclusively to the Athens of Pericles, the choice of this comedy for representation by the students was wisely made. It is an excellent example of the poet's liveliest style, and the text is pure and comparatively easy to master. The stage was set very prettily, and in accordance with Greek traditions...
...Ludlow, Secretary of the Committee. This volume, containing 262 pages, represents the work of the school in 1882-3. The following papers make up its contents: 1. Inscriptions of Assos, by J. R. S. Sterrett. 2. Inscriptions of Tralleis, by J. R. S. Sterrett. 3. The Theatre of Dionysus, by Jas. R. Wheeler. 4. The Olympilion at Athens, by Louis Bevier. 5. The Erechtheion at Athens, by Harold N. Fowler. 6. The Battle of Salamis, by William W. Goodwin. This volume is the first of an annual series. The material for the second volume is ready, and its publication...