The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
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through certain apertures in the walls,
afforded an accurate measurement.
There remain three spots which are
worthy of emphasized attention. The
least of these is the Theater of Had
rian. known in those times as the
Odeum. Il was built by an Antonine.
end is not therefore, Of much import
to a student of Hellenic art. From this
stretches a long portico, along which
we proceed. until the Theater If Diony-
stus is reached. 1t is now called the
Theater OF BacChus, because of the
statuary with which il is conspicuous
~ decorated. This is the most 9ncient
OF any known mimic stage. Upon 1t the
plays of Aeschyius, Sophocles and Eu-
ripides cOntended for the supremacy
md the prizes Not alone their inn
mortal productions, depicting the great
passions of men, but mere also, Arts
foDhanes and Menauder contributed
burlesque and comedy. The place was
adorned with statues in the time OF
pemosthenes and again restored and
embellished by Herodus Atticus about
200 or 800 A. d. We sat in the lowest
tier of marble seats, in the middle OF
which originally was placed the priest
of Dyonysius Eleutherius, the god to
whom the theater was dedicated. This
y
Herodus. All the lowest tiers of seats
in the old times were reserved, but for
the officials and nobility, and not for
TIE wealthy The old democracy made
no distinction between rich and poor
as TO the unreserved seats, and in fact
nv publfc distributions of money often
enabled all the people TO attend the
performances. The claim was made
that q. 600 people could be seated. but
its present capacity is estimated at not
10 exceed 1900. Since there is reason
to believe the scope of the ampltheateI
is the same as of yore, 1t would appear
that the exaggeration of the size of
crowds at amusement resorts did not
originate in America. Upon spui
from the Acropolis, called Mars Hill
or the Aeropagus, Is the probable plat
form from which the Apostle Pau
preached TO the Greek Sages that new
philosophy of human and divine love
before which all other systems are des-
tined to disappear.
While Athens is modern and rea-
sonably clean city. it has not been
Anglicized as 1 presumed 10 find it. The
creeks have kept to themselves their
business. their Iangus &c. their street
and business signs, their newspapers
and local literature far more than most
fOurist-haunted towns. There was a
feeling of being stranded on foreign
shore previously lacking. smooth
sDoxen guide became a necessity, and
m him was entrusted most of the ar
raneements and a considerable bunch
of our cash. However, where II IS de-
sired to econoniZe time, guide only
gets what would otherwise 60 TO the
hotel keeper, and from our experience
is 10 be recommended. He insisted up
on our making a trip to Corinth, which
We acceded to reluctantly, as we want
ed the precious hours for the Parthe-
non and the Museum. Later, there was
not a dissenting voice as to the charm
of our side excursion. By carriage and
cars we traversed the shore lines OF
inc gulf. occasionally crossing spurs
of mountains, and looking out upOI
contrasts of pleasant waters and desc
late reefs. There were many miles OF
barren rocky land. This seemed M
credible in a country whose farmers
and shepherds were famed IN ancient
song and story. We crossed rather
small. though deep. canal now connect
ing the eastern and western CULTS. II
was Sunday and our carriages passed
a Jolly wedding party, with the mer
and women in their native costumes
The bride-elect was being carried IN
one-horse cart many miles away to thC
home of her affianCed. Poorly played
string and pipe instruments cheerec
her on her way. At Corinth lunch
had been prepared in a small pension
to which, after our early start, we die
fuu Justice; and the host produced
some native wine. l. for one. smackeC
nv lfps in anticipation of a smooth, do
nestle distiliation OF the grape. Alas
far the depravity Of the other fellows
taste. The Greek peasant likes his nee
tar of the gods favored with turpen-
tine, of which, perhaps the wine con-
tains ten parts 1t was quite enough
10 convince all Of us our tastes had
not been educated up Cor DOWN to the
Hellenic standard
From Corinth we drove TO the noun
tain in the distance, known as Aero
Corinthus"-on the way visiting some
temple ruins where seven enormous
columns Doric) are all that remain OF
the ancient city of Periander. limo
lem and ST Paul. At the base Of this
mountain, we exchanged our carriages
for seats on broad, cumbersome sad
dIes. placed on native small horses. Az
The head of each was a female peasant
IN lead the animal over the rough road
10 the Notifications. THESE women were