Alexander Johnston Chalmers. 1838-1900 American gynecologist; S.'s glands = para-urethral glands of female (1880).

The Skene was an American automobile manufactured from 1900 to 1901. A twin-cylinder 5 hp steam car, it was built in Springfield, Massachusetts. Despite its makers claims of "many points of superiority", the Skene seems to have been rather unremarkable.

The Greek stagehouse (and root word of our scene). The skene evolved from a small changing room behind the orchestra to a larger structure with a raised stage and a back wall during the Greek period.

a low building in the back of the stage area in classical Greek theaters. It represented the palace or temple in front of which the action took place.

the architectural backdrop of a classical stage [image

See Skean.