HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 
1914 
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structed vision to its furthest limits 
from all parts of the theatre. Adherence 
to the classic arrangement of the great 
outdoor theatres built by the Greeks, and 
later by the Romans, however, will in¬ 
sure the effect of greater spaciousness, 
where such adherence is possible. This 
plan, familiar to all, elevates the seats 
rather than the stage, figures and objects 
on the stage as they are seen from above 
are foreshortened slightly, and thus fore¬ 
shortening renders them in appearance 
farther away—although this is hardly an 
appreciable degree, to be sure, within the 
compass of such small spaces as those 
with which we have been dealing. The 
stage—and the different seat levels, 
where these are provided—should be re¬ 
tained by a wall of cement, brick or 
stone, laid on a foundation two and a 
half to three feet below the ground level. 
A footlight trough may very well be 
allowed on the stage side of this wall, 
as the detail shows. Outside, it must be 
masked by shrubbery or vines—for the 
entire scheme demands the obscuring of 
all constructive material as far as pos¬ 
sible, greenery taking its place every¬ 
where. 
An arbor or loggia or tea house may 
find permanent place upon the stage, if 
such a feature already exists in the gar¬ 
den space most suitable for this stage. 
But the construction of such a feature is 
doubtful policy, for something is always 
easily introduced to serve as such a re¬ 
treat if the exigencies of a play demand; 
but many plays will not require it at all, 
and then it will be, of course, very much 
in the way. 
So much for the theatre on its practi¬ 
cal or working side as a theatre. As a 
part of the garden, whether as a small 
feature in a great garden or an entire 
garden in and by itself, it must, of 
course, be beautiful in all its parts and 
afford a charming and inviting loitering 
spot at any time. To this end, the audi¬ 
torium must be considered from the stage 
quite as much as stage from auditorium; 
so really the creation of the entire thea¬ 
tre is a work demanding the most pains¬ 
taking attention to every detail—design, 
grading and planting—with the senses 
ever alert to catch and fix the pictur¬ 
esque. 
In place of a table and seats, a dial, a 
pool or a low, drip fountain—not a jet— 
may be given the axial point in the pit 
before the stage. Two or three perma¬ 
nent seats, pleasantly disposed, should 
always furnish both this and the stage, 
however; for at all times the space 
should be a usable retreat wherein walk¬ 
ing or sitting will be a pleasure. 
The planting should be what good 
planting is anywhere if the type chosen 
is what I have called landscape or natu¬ 
ralistic. The same shrubs that we use in 
forming lawn belts and masses generally 
are, of course, suitable for inclosing both 
stage and auditorium ; and the same rule 
as to massing, and as to selecting varie- 
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