Excerpt from The House-Door on the Ancient Stage: A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy I gladly take this occasion to express my great obligations to Professor A. M. Harmon, Who suggested to me this subject of inquiry and has given me the benefit of his constant criticism during the prosecution of this study. I also take genuine pleasure in thanking Professor Edward Capps for many valuable suggestions. Professor G. W. Elderkin has very kindly assisted me in collecting such archaeological material as is found in this dissertation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.