PAGE CHAP. I. DRAMATIC CONTESTS AT ATHENS 1 § 1. General Character of the Contests 1 § 2. Earliest history of Dramatic Competitions 5 § 3. The City Dionysia 6 § 4. Tragedy at the City Dionysia 10 § 5. Comedy at the City Dionysia 20 § 6. Order of Contests at the City Dionysia 23 § 7. The Lenaea 24 § 8. Rural Dionysia and Anthesteria 29 § 9. The Judges 31 § 10. The Prizes 38 § 11. Contests between Actors 40 § 12. Records of Dramatic Contests 44 CHAP. II. THE PREPARATION FOR THE CONTESTS 49 § 1. The Poets 49 § 2. The Choregi 53 § 3. Selection of the Actors 57 § 4. The Training of the Chorus 60 § 5. The Expenses of the Choregia 63 § 6. The Performances in the Theatre 67 § 7. Reproduction of Old Plays 71 CHAP. III. THE THEATRE 78 § 1. Introductory 78 § 2. The old Wooden Theatres at Athens 80 § 3. The Stone Theatre 86 § 4. The Auditorium 90 § 5. The Orchestra 101 § 6. Ruins of the Stage-buildings at Athens 112 § 7. The Earlier Stage-buildings 116 § 8. The Later Stage-buildings of the pre-Roman period 120 § 9. Puchstein’s Theory of the Stage-buildings 130 § 10. The Stage-buildings in Roman Times 133 § 11. Exceptional Stage-buildings 137 § 12. Wieseler’s Theory of the Greek Stage 140 § 13. Dörpfeld’s Theory of the Greek Stage 144 § 14. Various Details 174 CHAP. IV. THE SCENERY 179 § 1. General Character of the Scenery 179