By 1375 the "Divozioni" were acted in church on a specially constructed stage, built against the screen separating the choir from the nave.

The audience sat in the nave, and a preacher from time to time made explanations and comments.

The stage had two stories, the upper of which was reserved for celestial beings.
The "Divozione" appears to be, as Symonds declares it to be, the Italian variety of liturgical drama.

The Sacra Rappresentazione, which was developed from it, was a very different affair.

Just when these representations took definite individual form is not known, but the period of their high development was from 1470 to 1520.