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...earliest period there was only a simple, circular area; the spectators sat upon rows of wooden benches. To Aeschylus, near the beginning of the fifth century, was due the introduction, upon the edge of this circular area of a wooden hut, or skene. This was the origin of the "stage" building. In the fourth century the theatre was rebuilt in stone, but a wooden proscenium was retained. At a later date this proscenium was rebuilt in stone. It is in the Roman epoch that we find the elevated stage for the first time...
...account of the situation of Olympia, and threw on a screen pictures and plans of the buildings within the sanctuary, describing the great columns and the pedimental sculptures of the temple of Zeus and the construction of the temple of Hera, the oldest temple in Greece. This temple was originally of wood, but was renewed little by little in marble. The careful study of its remains has finally solved the perplexing question of the origin of the Doric style of architecture. The pictures showed very clearly the varying sizes of the columns and that the original wooden pillars had gradually...
Seminary of American History and Institutions. The Origin of the Rhode Island Constitution. Mr. A. M. Mowry. Industrial and Financial Conditions in Massachusetts, 1783-87. Mr. W. Nicholson. University...
Seminary of American History and Institutions. The Origin of the Rhode Island Constitution. Mr. A. M. Mowry. Industrial and Financial Conditions in Massachusetts, 1783-87. Mr. W. Nicholson. University...
...chiefly work.- (a) Other methods, as of charitable societies public and private fail to reach this lowest stratum.- (1) They are regulative rather than preventive.- (x) They relieve suffering rather than remove the causes.- (b) The soldier alone is willing to tackle the evil in the places of its origin.- (c) The Army methods alone seem able to stir up the most hardened to better lives.- (1) Such people can be roused only by strong appeals to their emotions, such as (x) stirring music; (y) personal pressure; (z) enthusiastic meetings...