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Show A Greek Theater In America. Tho new open air theater of tho University Uni-versity of California, in which President Presi-dent Roosevelt spoko on May 12 to a large audience of scholars, students and distinguished citizens of California, Califor-nia, is tho only structure of the kind In America. It is an interesting fact that the theater Is almost exactly similar sim-ilar in its, proportions to tho famous Theater of Dlonysius. As was the custom cus-tom among tho old Greeks, the building build-ing stands in a grovo of fine trees. Its oxtremo dimensions are, excluslvo of tho colonnade, 2CS feet In breadth by 194 feet in depth, tno stage being 3Sx 154 feet in size. The material ls concrete, con-crete, and 8,000 persons can bo seated comfortably on the benches. The roof will bo of tiles, and the stage will be colored, In acco-dance with the classic tradition. Harper's Weekly. |