theater in the ancient church

Both Augustine and Chrysostom had nothing but invective for the theater of their day. They were both alive in the late 4th century and very early 5th century AD. Augustine likens the emotional highs and low and empathy to a kind of false self stimulation. Chrysostom condemns theatre too. He comments that men walk away with images emblazoned in their minds that cause them to sin. He uses colourful language to describe this. There is no misunderstanding his concerns.

I wonder what the modern parallels could be for us. I'm sure that we could all come up with probable comparisons. I guess they weren't playing "The Sound of Music" at the Constantinople theatre in the 390's.