A clever-looking priest was directing the drama, and one juvenile thespis was denouncing tyrants and dying for his country in hexameters of a shrill treble.
"Castilian Days"
John Hay
In the beginning it was only a few boards raised on trestles to form a sort of stage in the open air; but thespis soon built a booth, so that the actors, when not on the stage, could be hidden from public view.
"The Story of the Greeks"
H. A. Guerber
Some people did not approve of this kind of amusement; and among them was Solon, who said that thespis was teaching the Athenians to love a lie, because they liked the plays, which, of course, were not true.
"The Story of the Greeks"
H. A. Guerber