Thinkers
Monarchies were overthrown by this emerging class.
Who was the bourgeoise?
This form of entertainment was inspired by African American rhythm and dance, such as tap.
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What was minstrelsy?
This composer was revered by Hitler because of his anti-semetic views.
Who was Wagner?
The practice of covering white face with burnt cork was called this.
What is blackface?
This opera written by John Gaye dared to show that robbers and criminals are no different from aristocrats in society.
What was the Beggars' Opera?
The survival of the fittest is also known by this name that reflects the idea that all human life is a ruthless competition for material goods.
What is Social Darwinism?
This term was first mentioned by Diderot in reference to the division between the audience and the stage.
What was the fourth wall?
The French Revolution caused its citizens to want only this kind of theatre as the real drama was played out in the streets.
What was melodrama?
This period before sentimentalism showcased loose sexual morals, brazen activity on the stage and in the audience and was known as this.
What was the Restoration?
This refers to the process of reviving plays from the past in order to remind a nation of its past heroes.
What is antiquarianism?
Trying to absorb peoples or a geographical area into colonies through military or economic force is known as this.
What is Imperialsim?
The all female revue from Japan that performs flashy, full production musicals.
What is Takarazuka review?
The actor should always enact characters the same way was a belief of this man.
Who was Diderot?
This invention led to the creation of a new form of theatre called realism.
What is the photograph?
The book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was the first to reflect family life of African Americans under slavery.
What was Uncle Tom's Cabin?
This Russian playwright thought it was important for regular conversation to be shared on the stage.
Who was Anton Chekhov?
This ism emphasized harmony and virtuous decision making and tearful reconciliations in drama.
What is sentimentalism?
These two writers were proponents of Romanticism in the first half of the 19th century?
Who were Hugo & Dumas?
A slab of beef on the stage would be an extreme example of this form of theatre.
What is naturalism?
This form of nationalism relied on blood lines for consensus and superiority.
What was racial nationalism?
This man created the method of the "Magic If" and became a director for the Moscow Art Theatre.
Who is Stanislavski?
This play has the symbolism of a bird, boots, whip and a sick dog.
What is Miss Julie?
David Garrick is well known for playing the roles of this playwright.
Who is Shakepeare?
"Beautiful bodies" were showcased by this man in the early 1900's and also promoted consumerism for department stores.
Who was Ziegfeld?
This play discusses the role of women constrained by their husbands and how society viewed them and their responsibilities and duties to the family.
What is A Doll's House?
This play by Russian socialist Maxim Gorky centered on tramps and impoverished workers in a Moscow flophouse.
What is The Lower Depths?
This opera attempts to illustrate Japanese culture in a realistic way.
What is Madame Butterfly?
The first producer-director was this man from Germany
before 1871.
Who was Georg II, the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
This actress of the early 1900's became famous for her ability to play Hamlet.
Who is Sarah Bernhardt?
This leader of naturalism asserted that heredity and socio-economic environments are the primary causes of human behavior.
Who was Emile Zola?