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The Attic Theatre

by A. E. Haigh

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  1. 1Preface to the First Edition
  2. 2Preface to the Second Edition
  3. 3Preface to the Third Edition
  4. 4Chapter I — Dramatic Contests at Athens
  5. 5§ 2 — Earliest History of Dramatic Competitions
  6. 6§ 3 — The City Dionysia
  7. 7§ 4 — Tragedy at the City Dionysia
  8. 8§ 5 — Comedy at the City Dionysia
  9. 9§ 6 — Order of Contests at the City Dionysia
  10. 10§ 7 — The Lenaea
  11. 11§ 8 — Rural Dionysia and Anthesteria
  12. 12§ 9 — The Judges
  13. 13§ 10 — The Prizes
  14. 14§ 11 — Contests Between Actors
  15. 15§ 12 — Records of Dramatic Contests
  16. 16Chapter II — The Preparation for the Contests
  17. 17§ 2 — The Choregi
  18. 18§ 3 — Selection of the Actors
  19. 19§ 4 — The Training of the Chorus
  20. 20§ 5 — The Expenses of the Choregia
  21. 21§ 6 — The Performances in the Theatre
  22. 22§ 7 — Reproduction of Old Plays
  23. 23Chapter III — The Theatre
  24. 24§ 2 — The Old Wooden Theatres at Athens
  25. 25§ 3 — The Stone Theatre
  26. 26§ 4 — The Auditorium
  27. 27§ 5 — The Orchestra
  28. 28§ 6 — Ruins of the Stage-buildings at Athens
  29. 29§ 7 — The Earlier Stage-buildings
  30. 30§ 8 — The Later Stage-buildings of the pre-Roman Period
  31. 31§ 9 — Puchstein’s Theory of the Stage-buildings
  32. 32§ 10 — The Stage-buildings in Roman Times
  33. 33§ 11 — Exceptional Stage-buildings
  34. 34§ 12 — Wieseler’s Theory of the Greek Stage
  35. 35§ 13 — Dörpfeld’s Theory of the Greek Stage
  36. 36§ 14 — Various Details
  37. 37Chapter IV — The Scenery
  38. 38§ 2 — Mechanical Arrangements for the Scenery
  39. 39§ 3 — The Entrances to the Stage
  40. 40§ 4 — Changes of Scene
  41. 41§ 5 — Stage Properties, &c.
  42. 42§ 6 — The Ekkyklema
  43. 43§ 7 — The Mechane and Theologeion
  44. 44§ 8 — Other Mechanical Contrivances
  45. 45Chapter V — The Actors
  46. 46§ 2 — The Distribution of the Parts Among the Actors
  47. 47§ 3 — Extra Performers
  48. 48§ 4 — Costume of the Tragic Actors
  49. 49§ 5 — Costume of Satyric Actors
  50. 50§ 6 — Costume of Comic Actors
  51. 51§ 7 — Speech, Song, and Recitative
  52. 52§ 8 — Importance of the Voice in Greek Acting
  53. 53§ 9 — Style of Greek Acting
  54. 54§ 10 — The Actors’ Guild
  55. 55§ 11 — Social Position of Actors
  56. 56§ 12 — Celebrated Athenian Actors
  57. 57Chapter VI — The Chorus
  58. 58§ 2 — Size of the Chorus
  59. 59§ 3 — Costume of the Chorus
  60. 60§ 4 — Arrangement of the Chorus
  61. 61§ 5 — The Delivery of the Choral Part
  62. 62§ 6 — The Dancing
  63. 63§ 7 — The Music
  64. 64Chapter VII — The Audience
  65. 65§ 2 — Price of Admission
  66. 66§ 3 — The Distribution of the Seats
  67. 67§ 4 — Various Arrangements in Connexion With the Audience
  68. 68§ 5 — Character of Attic Audiences
  69. 69Appendix A
  70. 70Appendix B
  71. 71I — List of Victors in the City Dionysia (C. I. A. Ii. 971, Iv. 971)
  72. 72II — Record of Comic Contests at the Lenaea (C. I. A. Ii. 972, Col. I)
  73. 73III — Record of Tragic Contests at the Lenaea (C. I. A. Ii. 972, Co…
  74. 74IV — Record of Tragic Contests at the City Dionysia (C. I. A. Ii. 973)
  75. 75V — Record of Comic Contests (Festival Uncertain)
  76. 76VI — Record of Comic Contests at the City Dionysia (C. I. A. Ii. 975)
  77. 77VII — Lists of Tragic and Comic Poets and Actors, and the Number of…
  78. 78VIII — The Following Inscriptions Are Also of Interest
  79. 79Appendix C — The Original Place of the Lenaea
  80. 80Appendix D
  81. 81Addenda et Corrigenda

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