18th Century History
19th Century History
Key Terms
Plays & Playwrights
Grab Bag
100
Who were the major mercantile powers during this time?
England & France
100
What year was the England Theatre Regulation Act put in place?
1843
100
Background information that's needed to understand the story but isn't covered by what is happening on the stage.
Exposition
100
New dramatic form taking place in Germany, like Shakespeare but with more violence onstage
Sturm und Drag
100
What play came out shortly after the Habeas Corpus Act in 1679?
"Venice Preserved" (1682)
200
What were the new inventions during this time?
The spinning jenny & cotton gin.
200
Who was the renowned popularizer of the circus, that developed the art of spectacular advertising to attract audiences?
P.T. Barnum
200
18th century English form that burlesqued opera.
Ballad Opera
200
First real director, expected actors to be on time, know their lines, and know how to act
David Garrick
200
What was going on in theater when the English civil war started?
Parliament closed the theater.
300
What was the new form of drama?
Drame (serious, but not a tragedy)
300
What was the first modern theatre in New York City?
The Booth Theatre
300
What is Romanticism?
A movement of the 19th century that sought to free the artist from the rules.
300
Play written by Aphra Beln dealing with adventures of Englishmen in Naples during carnival time
Rover
300
Schiller's play "Mary Stuart" came out shortly after what historic event?
The Consulate of Napoleon.
400
What form was based on Shakespeare' episodic structure?
What is storm & stress
400
Name three nonliterary forms of entertainment that were supported by the Americans in the 19th century?
Minstrel show, Burlesque, Variety, The Circus, Wild West Shows, Medicine Shows
400
What is the literal meaning of Melodrama?
"Sing drama"/"Music drama"
400
Play written by William Wycherley that was controversial for its sexual explicitness.
Country Wife
400
What is Regisseur?
Continental European term for a theater director; often a dictatorial director.
500
What was the predominant approach during this time which emphasized performers oratorical skills?
What is bombastic
500
Which two men had a rivalry that sparked the violent riots outside New York's Astor Place Theatre?
William Charles Macready (English star) and Edwin Forrest (American star)
500
During what time period was repertory company common?
19th century
500
play written by William Congreve that was considered to be best restoration comedy
Way of the world
500
Describe a Box set.
Interior setting using flats to form the back and side walls and often the ceiling of a room.
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