Word: roofed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stage of the Swan Theatre was very peculiar. The sole entrances, which were in the two rear corners, were concealed by arras. There was no curtain at all. Two-thirds the way up the back was a row of windows to light the stage. There were two roofs. The lower rested on pillars, the tops of which were on a level with the third gallery, and then slanted upwards toward the windows. The upper roof was horizontal and stretched from the top of the back wall half way over the slanting roof...
...Silent Woman," thinks there was. In the first place the books of the theatrical managers of the Elizabethan period contain items of painted cloths, trees, and other appliances. Mr. Day says the depth of the stage was twenty-five feet, too great to be spanned by one roof, hence the two roofs. The space concealed by the slanting roof was used to arrange and lower scenery...
...second story contains a recitation room for work in advanced courses. There is only one room in the third story. Skylights have been put in the roof, making a well lighted drawing room...
...numerous friends and acquaintances who clamor for news of the team's progress. Lee's Woodland Park Hotel at Auburndale was selected as the place and here the men will spend their nights up to the time of the Yale game. As they will all be under one roof the work of talking over plays and discussing the plans for the game will of course be made much easier. It is also felt that the change of diet may help the men. The team will come down by train to Allston every morning, where barges will be in waiting...
...audience are benches, not chairs, and slope up from around the orchestra in wedges with the stairs between. Unfortunately for the present purpose, these benches do not run to the top of the theatre in one tier. The other important difference from the ancient theatre is the permanent roof; but even with these two disadvantage, there are few modern theatres which would be so well suited to the wants of the Classical department as Sanders...