Theatre of the Italian Renaissance
The ___________ in Commedia Dell'Arte was a prop carried by Harlequin. It is now more widely known today as a term for physical-based humor.
What is the slap stick?
This leading dramatic actor in The Lord Chamberlain's Men was known for portraying many of William Shakespeare's most famous characters, such as Hamlet, Richard III, and Macbeth.
Who is Richard Burbage?
This Spanish Golden Age playwright wrote just over one hundred plays that varied in style, but many were about love and honor (and some about violent family situations). Later in his career, after he became an ordained priest, he focused on writing auto sacramentales.
Who is Pedro Calderón?
This actress was married to Moliere and originated many of the leading roles in his plays.
Who is Armande Béjart?
This playwright was probably the first woman to earn a living by writing; she wrote at least twenty plays, several of which were successful and remained in theatre repertoire until well into the eighteenth century.
Who is Aphra Behn?
These spectacular, short pieces depicted a mythological tale and were presented between acts of a full-length play, often thematically riffing on them.
What are intermezzi?
This Jacobean/Caroline Era playwright was known for writing court masques and famously feuded with the designer Inigo Jones.
Who is Ben Johnson?
Most theaters in Spain during the Golden Age were designed after ______________, as many theatrical performances had occurred there before permanent theaters were constructed.
What are courtyards?
The _________________ was the first permanent theatre built in France, and perhaps all of Europe after the fall of Rome.
What is the Hôtel de Bourgogne?
This form of drama comprised short versions of full-length plays, usually comedies, performed while theatre was outlawed during the Commonwealth.
What are drolls?
These types of plays were about shepherds and mythological creatures who inhabit the forests and countryside, contained serious actions, but often had a happy ending.
What are pastorals?
A decree made by Queen Elizabeth I in 1574 required all English acting companies to be licensed by the _________________ and be sponsored by a nobleman.
Who is the Master of Revels?
__________ were lavish musical drama spectacles staged at court with ornate scenic effects.
What are zarzuelas?
This playwright, who wrote The Cid, was criticized by the French Academy and Cardinal Richelieu for not adhering to neoclassical principles.
Who is Pierre Corneille?
This playwright and theatre producer worked with Inigo Jones on court masques, later became a poet laureate, and wrote the first English opera.
Who is William Davenant?
Giacomo Torelli invented the ___________________, which was a more sophisticated and mechanized way of changing scenery. It allowed for much quicker transitions and relied on wagons underneath the stage.
What is the chariot-and-pole system?
The _______________ in Elizabethan theatres were similar to the Greek skene or the Roman scaena frons. It was where props and costume changes often occurred.
What is the tiring house?
The pit in the corral was called the ___________, and the people inhabiting it were called the ____________.
What are the patio and mosqueteros?
This playwright incorporated neoclassical ideals better than any other French playwright and had a tremendous ability to create dramatic tension through concentration, characterization, and compressing dramatic action.
Who is Jean Racine?
The two theaters authorized by the Licensing Act of 1737 C.E. were _____________ and ______________.
What were Covent Garden and Drury Lane?
The ______________ is considered the oldest surviving theater to have a permanent proscenium arch.
What is the Teatro Farnese?
Elizabethan theatre companies were organized under a sharing plan that included these three types of personnel.
What are shareholders, apprentices, and hirelings.
In Spanish Golden Age theaters, the _________ was a gallery intended solely for women spectators that had a guarded entrance. It was also called the "stew pot."
What is the cazuela?
This form of ballet was popular in France during the neoclassical period at the court of King Louis XIV. Its name came from the numerous character entrances and exits, and they dances were technically simple.
What are ballets d’entrées?
This form of drama was popular between 1660 and 1675, dealt with characters who undertook extraordinary deeds, and contained themes of love and honor reminiscent of the dramas of the Spanish Golden Age and the French Neoclassical Era.
What is heroic tragedy?