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Performers would often speak not to the character they were addressing, but directly to the audience.
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Renaissance theater
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Acting alternated between exaggerated and more natural styles.
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English 18th and 19th century theater
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David Garrick acted during this time
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English 18th and 19th century theater
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Had a chorus that sang and danced odes
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Greek theater
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Moliere commented on acting in The Impromptu of Versailles
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French 17th century theater
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Sometimes performers used a claptrap to provoke applause from the audience
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French 17th century theater
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Shakespeare commented on acting in Hamlet
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English 18th and 19th century theater
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Performers wore richly textured make-up.
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Asian theater
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Actresses sometimes wore a silly smile, even in tragic scenes
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French 17th century theater
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