Dramatic Performance
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The dramatic performances which are recognized as belonging to a theater, are those adapted to the stage, with the appropria'te scenery for their representation. The stage with its machinery and appurtenances, forms an essential element in the definition of the term "theater."
22 Ala. 74.