Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
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59
Outside, in the canal traffic, I heard a drum, cymbals and trumpets, and a man shouting.
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60
He was proclaiming the excellencies of some theatrical troupe, such as the cleverness of its clowns and the beauty of its actresses, probably slaves.
1
61
They had performed, it seems, in the high cities and before ubars.
1
62
Such itinerant troupes, theatrical troupes, carnival groupings, and such, are not uncommon on gor.
1
63
They consist usually of rogues and outcasts.
1
64
With their wagons and tents, often little more than a skip and a jump ahead of creditors and magistrates, they roam from place to place, rigging their simple stages in piazzas and squares, in yards and markets, wherever an audience may be found, even at the dusty intersections of country crossroads.
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65
With a few boards and masks, and a bit of audacity, they create the mystery of performance, the magic of theater.
Outside, in the canal traffic, I heard a drum, cymbals and trumpets, and a man shouting.
He was proclaiming the excellencies of some theatrical troupe, such as the cleverness of its clowns and the beauty of its actresses, probably slaves.
They had performed, it seems, in the high cities and before ubars.
Such itinerant troupes, theatrical troupes, carnival groupings, and such, are not uncommon on gor.
They consist usually of rogues and outcasts.
With their wagons and tents, often little more than a skip and a jump ahead of creditors and magistrates, they roam from place to place, rigging their simple stages in piazzas and squares, in yards and markets, wherever an audience may be found, even at the dusty intersections of country crossroads.
With a few boards and masks, and a bit of audacity, they create the mystery of performance, the magic of theater.
- (Players of Gor, Chapter )