THIRTY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PHOTOPLAYS AND THE STAGE The stage is dependent upon three lines of tradition: first, that of Greece and Rome that came down through the French.

Second, the English style, ripened from the miracle play and the Shakespearian stage.

And third, the Ibsen precedent from Norway, now so firmly established it is classic.

These methods are obscured by the commercialized dramas, but they are behind them all.

Let us discuss for illustration the Ibsen tradition.
Ibsen is generally the vitriolic foe of pageant.