English Companies
The actor manager was usually the company's _____ ______.
leading performer
______ theatres were managed by business entrepreneurs,
Boulevard
Performance times became later. Moving to times between ___ and ___ pm.
5, 6
Rehearsals lasted ____ hours for ____ weeks.
three, two
Comédie Française was organized _______. Players _____ on things such as playbills.
democratically, voted
The _____ family merged with David Douglass's company in America.
Hallam
A night at the theatre offered _____ _____, _______ _____, ______ ______ ____, and _______.
musical performances, full-length plays, entertainment between acts, and afterpieces
A night at the theatre offered ________ _____, ______ _____ _____, and _______.
full-length plays, entertainment between acts, afterpieces
American actors often ____ ____ along with memorization and other prep.
assembled sets
To get past the _____ _____ of ____, non-patent theatres blended musical performances and dramatic scenes.
Licensing Act 1737
Shareholders in French acting companies were called ______.
sociétaires
_______'s plays became increasingly popular in the 18th century, and some were even reworked.
Shakespeare
The rivalry between _____ _____ and _____ ______ theatres was intense. Fans would come to cheer or boo during performances.
Drury Lane, Covent Garden
The _____________, a troupe of Commedia dell'arte performers were banned from 1697 to 1716 by King Louis for their broad, sexual humor.
Comédie-Italienne
______ ______ founded her own company with her husband. She worked with Johann Gottsched to introduce _____ theatre.
Caroline Neuber, traditional