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264 THE ISLES AND SHRINES OF GREECE
form. The auditorium scats were built at different
times. It is not easy to determine with exactness the
date of this theatre; but it is assigned by Dr. Dorp-
feld to the fifth century before Christ. A small
temple stood near the theatre ; in fact, the orchestra
lay just before it. The theatre at Thoricus pales into
insignificance compared with the beauty of Epidaurus,
but like the latter it commanded a charming and ex-
tensive view. The play might be stupid; but, sit-
ting in the open air, in this delightful climate, with
the blue sea before them, the spectators could enjoy
scenery more real and more beautiful than the can-
vas fictions which in modern times often impose so
great a strain upon the imagination.
form. The auditorium scats were built at different
times. It is not easy to determine with exactness the
date of this theatre; but it is assigned by Dr. Dorp-
feld to the fifth century before Christ. A small
temple stood near the theatre ; in fact, the orchestra
lay just before it. The theatre at Thoricus pales into
insignificance compared with the beauty of Epidaurus,
but like the latter it commanded a charming and ex-
tensive view. The play might be stupid; but, sit-
ting in the open air, in this delightful climate, with
the blue sea before them, the spectators could enjoy
scenery more real and more beautiful than the can-
vas fictions which in modern times often impose so
great a strain upon the imagination.