Note 429 — Chapter III · THE THEATRE (continued 2)

The point of course is not, as Dörpfeld seems to imply (Jahrb. Arch. Inst. 1901, p. 25; Ath. Mitth. 1903, pp. 389, 406), whether there was ever a chorus or not at this time; but that there was no longer a chorus in close communication with the actors, as in some plays of Aeschylus, and therefore requiring a low stage. Bethe is, however, not justified in assuming that there was no stage in Aeschylus’ time (see below, p. 172). A low one would allow sufficient intercourse between chorus and actors.