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Updated: May 4, 2025
Seven feet above the orchestra, and eleven above the conistra, or pit, was the front stage, or proscenium, upon which stood an altar to Apollo. The part called the scena was in line with the ornamental columns, upon the sides of the stage. The ancient scenery at first consisted of mere boughs, but afterwards of tapestry, not painted canvas.
This semi-circular form was adopted not merely for convenience of vision, but for an aid to the sound. This range for spectators was called the coilon or hollow. The area below was the conistra, or pit. There was no superstructure for a gallery, but around the rim of the building were porticos, by which the spectators entered, and whither they could retire, if it rained.
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