Word: stage
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...like Zeus, carrying his sceptre and with his bride at his side, and receives a splendid choral greeting. Having gained his part of the agreement he declares his intention of aiding the Gods. The scene closes with a spirited wedding song, during which the characters and choruses leave the stage...
...miseen-scene, as well as the talent of the playwrights, contribute to reality; on the other, magnificence of scenery and nobleness of acting contribute to a material and a moral beauty. This intimate union of Truth and Beauty will be extremely beneficial to the French Drama. The stage will become more and more a large tribune, from which will resound the echo of all the high productions and aspirations of the new century. If the Stage continues faithful to the tradition of reality, and at the same time, is steadfast in its return to romantic magnificence, it can and undoubtedly...
Although the most recent manifestations of the heroic drama are associated with the names of Henri de Bornier and M. Edmond Rostand, there are other names which should not be forgotten. Such are Francois Coppee and M. Jean Richepin who have courageously continued on the French stage the waning tradition of tragedy in verse. Just a word in passing should be said in regard to these...
...problems relative to the modern family have been studied and put on the stage by various French dramatists. Of late, however, Eugene Brieux has established his reputation as a specialist in this particular line...
...three Yiddish theatres of New York are the only ones in the world. Their performances are always well attended but they have never received that attention from dramatic critics which is accorded to the German stage. The Jewish drama is almost unknown to the Gentile world...