theatres de fortune
English translation: improvised stages / performance platforms
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| na | temporary theatres |
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| na | improvised stages |
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temporary theatres Explanation: or (emergency) stage sets? |
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improvised stages Explanation: or "performance platforms". In essence, the two female singers attract visible approval, while the acrobats (or itinerant entertainers) and their improvised stages (or theaters [here, think of puppet theaters; booths, rather than grand edifices]) are rather the worse for want of an audience... HTH, HC |
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