Word: skies
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sky is sunny and clear...
...blue is the meeting of sky...
...short, the representation will follow the antique tradition where possible; but it is not intended, in any case, to strain a point and run the risk of being ridiculous. Thus, there will be no attempt to make the theatre seem open to the sky, and no masks will be worn. It is well established that the object of the mask was to make the features of the actors seem distinct to those who sat in the furthest part of the immense theatres, and also to help the adjustment of the mouth-piece, which was necessary to give sufficient distinctness...
GREAT banks of clouds skim o'er the sky...
Great banks of clouds skim o'er the sky...