Part 1 — 46. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART I.
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46. PLAYS AND PAGEANTS. PART I.
Mummers: men who played in entertainments masked and in various disguises.
masque: a kind of play in which the actors wore masks. Milton's 'Comus' is a well-known masque of high character.
mystery: a name for a religious play representing some scene from the Bible or scenes from the life of a saint.
admonition: warning.
frescoes: paintings on a wall covered with plaster—done while the plaster is still wet or fresh.
sequence: that is, the connection of one event with another.
properties: the articles used in the play, scenery, dress, &c.
realistic: looking as though they really were the persons represented.
tableau: scene.
lessee: one who rents a theatre or holds it on a lease from the owner.