acting vs the dramatic arts

acting

noun
  • Pretending. 

  • The occupation of an actor. 

  • Something done by a party — so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action. 

adj
  • Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job. 

the dramatic arts

How often have the words acting and the dramatic arts occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )