§ 2. Mechanical Arrangements for the Scenery 186 § 3. The Entrances to the Stage 188 § 4. Changes of Scene 195 § 5. Stage Properties, &c. 199 § 6. The Ekkyklema 201 § 7. The Mechane and Theologeion 209 § 8. Other Mechanical Contrivances 217 CHAP. V. THE ACTORS 221 § 1. Rise of the Actor’s Profession 221 § 2. The distribution of the Parts among the Actors 230 § 3. Extra Performers 234 § 4. Costume of the Tragic Actors 237 § 5. Costume of Satyric Actors 255 § 6. Costume of Comic Actors 257 § 7. Speech, Song, and Recitative 266 § 8. Importance of the Voice in Greek Acting 272 § 9. Style of Greek Acting 275 § 10. The Actors’ Guild 278 § 11. Social Position of Actors 281 § 12. Celebrated Athenian Actors 282 CHAP. VI. THE CHORUS 285 § 1. History of the Chorus 285 § 2. Size of the Chorus 288 § 3. Costume of the Chorus 290 § 4. Arrangement of the Chorus 298 § 5. The Delivery of the Choral Part 305 § 6. The Dancing 311 § 7. The Music 319 CHAP. VII. THE AUDIENCE 323 § 1. Composition of the Audience 323 § 2. Price of Admission 329 § 3. The Distribution of the Seats 334 § 4. Various Arrangements in connexion with the Audience 341 § 5. Character of Attic Audiences 343 APPENDIX A. Arguments, &c., to Plays 349 APPENDIX B. Dramatic Inscriptions 352 APPENDIX C. The Original Place of the Lenaea 368 APPENDIX D. Inscriptions from Delos 379 GREEK INDEX 382