1) The drama 1) Tragedy 2) Tragic acting 
• (n.) Same as Cothurn.
(from the article `stage design`) ...the crowd`s taste for realism and sensation, legions of spectacularly dressed soldiers were introduced to the tragedies. Costumes for tragedy were ...
Co·thur'nus noun [ Latin ] Same as Cothurn . 
A cothurnus was a boot or buskin worn by the ancient Greek and Roman actors in tragedies. It reached half way up the leg, sometimes almost to the knees, and had a very thick sole for the purpose of increasing the apparent stature of the performer. The actors in comedies wore a thin slipper called soccus, and hence cothurnus and soccus were employed...
a grave and elevated style of acting; tragic acting; tragedy. · buskin (def. 2).