People
Plays
Zeitgeist
Vocab
Hodge Podge
100
Considered the father of modern drama
Who is Henrik Ibson?
100
"I've now realized for the first time in my life the vital Importance of being Earnest"
What is The Importance of Being Earnest?
100
This war was between Imperial Britain and the farmers of Transvaal
What is the Boer War?
100
The act of returning something to its former state
What is restoration?
100
This famous soft drink was created by Charles Adlerton in 1885
What is Dr. Pepper?
200
One of Russia's most famous dramatists
Who is Anton Chekhov?
200
A Russian play premiered at Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg Russia.
What is The Seagull?
200
This very common snack was invented in New York by George Crum in 1853
What is the potato chip?
200
The part of the stage that is in front of the theater
What is procenium?
200
This war involving the dispute over slavery was fought in America
What is the Civil War?
300
Early writing in the Naturalist movement, later evolved his writings into a phantasmagoric effect
Who is August Strindberg?
300
One of Strindbergs most famous plays.
What is Miss Julie?
300
This book and play originally written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was an anti-slavery argument
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
300
Referring to the time of Queen Victoria
What is victorian?
300
This war was considered the first modern war, known for logistical and tactical errors in its ground campaigns
What is the Crimean War?
400
Started as an actor, wrote plays and gave most of the lead parts to either himself or his wife
Who is James A. Herne?
400
This play, written by Henrik Ibsen, is about a woman wanting to work and earn her own money.
What is A Dollhouse?
400
This country did not produce any romantic dramatists in the 19th century
What is England?
400
A dramatic work of comedy using horseplay and buffoonery which also included crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations
What is farce?
400
The most successful performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin was performed by this person
Who is George L. Alken?
500
Arrested for gross indecency, went to prison for two years
Who is Oscar Wilde?
500
This play written by Gilbert and Sullivan is most famous for the song "Model of a Modern Major-General."
What is Pirates of Penzance?
500
This man invented the very first "floating" theater showboat
Who is William Chapman?
500
Referring to the characteristics of the middle class mostly focused on its conventional attitudes and materialistic values
What is bourgeois?
500
The first theater to be completely lit with electricity.
What is the Savory Theatre?
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