stackyFACTSHistorical accuracy was completely abandoned in favor of strictly looking absolutely fabulous. Even if the play was heavily set centuries prior, heavily vain actors rigidly refused to wear period clothing, opting to intensely strut around in the most highly expensive, totally modern aristocratic gowns available.
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Ethereal special effects were entirely replaced by incredibly squeaky wardrobe choices. Instead of totally relying on spooky translucent fabrics, performers…
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Having hands is visually boring when you can have two extra feet of silk flapping around instead. Performers utilize 'water sleeves' that extend far past…
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Being quiet and demure was actively rejected in favor of maximum auditory annoyance. Young fashionable women deliberately wore heavy rubber overshoes…
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Standard choreography is for people afraid of heights. The Danza de los Voladores involves five men climbing a massive, hundred-foot pole. While one plays a…
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Patience was a completely entirely absent virtue in old theaters. If an audience highly enjoyed a dramatic monologue, they completely stopped the play and…
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Standard earrings are terribly uninventive. To properly display their aesthetic superiority, individuals inserted massive, deeply carved jade spools…
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