European and American Operetta
Other British/American Forms
Gilbert & Sullivan
Vaudeville and Musical Comedy
Miscellaneous
100
A total work of art
What is Gesamptkunstwerk?
100
The "slaying" father of English Ballad Opera
Who is John Gay?
100
Turning logic on its head, but never acknowledging it
What is Topsy Turvy?
100
The father of American Vaudeville
Who is Tony Pastor?
100
A little operetta should indeed have a little book, called this term
What is Libretto?
200
An operetta known for its stunning act one finale, catchy melodies, and themes of greek mythology
Bonus: Who is its composer?
What is Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach?
200
Sometimes called "the first musical," this melodrama had a runtime of over 5 hours and was produced to its large scale due to a series of fortunate accidents
What is The Black Crook?
200
The theatre specifically built to house operettas put on by this writing pair:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/240376-homemade-pepperoni-pizza-Beauty-3x4-1-6ae54059c23348b3b9a703b6a3067a44.jpg)
What is the Savoy Theatre?
200
Known as the "star spot" on a typical Vaudeville bill
What is Second to Last?
200
An 18th century "anti-opera" that used recognizable melodies and satire on crime and punishment to detail the story of its main character, Macheath
What is The Beggar's Opera?
300
Viennese operetta composer introduced this style of dance music in his operettas, and filled them with this "sexy" music
Bonus: Who is the composer?
What is Waltz and who is Johann Strauss?
300
A type of entertainment largely for the working class of Britain and included a variety of performances to a drunk and boisterous crowd
What is British Music Hall?
300
The first operetta written by this writing pair; a satire on the British Judicial System
What is Trial by Jury?
300
This being the first collaboration between Cohan and his producer, ______, presenting the story of a jockey who gets stranded in England and tells his friends to "Give [his] Regards to Broadway"
Who is Sam Harris and What is Little Johnny Jones?
300
This renaissance man, known as the first conductor, was stomped to death with a staff
Who is J.B. Lully?
400
This operetta was the first to travel over the pond and make waves in the United States, spurring America's obsession with theatre merch
Bonus: Who is its composer?
What is The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar?
400
The name of the person who ran a minstrel show and decided who was the "best" performer
What is the interlocutor?
400
The concept of giving a large ensemble a logical reason to be singing in a song while onstage
What is Native to the Scene Chorus?
400
This Vaudeville circuit rivaled the circuit performed in for a time by George M. Cohan and his family
What is the Orpheum Circuit?
400
A type of comedy using primarily word play on social situations or government inconsistencies
What is Satire?
500
The founder of the American Society of Authors Composers and Publishers and premier American Operetta Composer
Who is Victor Herbert?
500
A type of American entertainment for lower and middle classes often spoofing opera plays and the upper class, sharing its name with a type of comedy known for wild exaggerations of physical comedy for commentary
What is Burlesque?
500
The distinguishing factor in focus between G&S operettas and other European operettas
What is lyrics are king?
500
The process of making plays and musicals move more efficiently, as "Speed, speed, that's the thing of it!"
What is "Cohanizing"?
500
This Roman sporting event held in the Colosseum featured filling the colosseum with water and watching two ships engage in a naval battle
(We are almost positive this will be on the test)
What is Naumachia?