Private theatre performances [ Politics & Society ]
… , an ‘Abderite fever.’ 1 Not one manor was without its improvised stage or private theatre. Works from the traditional repertory as well as texts created for the occasion were acted out. Players proceeded unconcernedly from room … circles as it was in bourgeois homes. The originality of this practice lay in its break with the production methods of traditional public theatre: any member of society could be called up to the stage during a given performance. The show …
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