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Theater History Chapter 12
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Undergraduate 3
03/05/2009

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Identify the African Grove
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The first formal black theater company in America
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Identify: Surinam or A Slaves Revenge
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Melodrama that Ira Aldridge appeared in
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Explain "African Roscius"
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Roscius-famous actor in ancient Rome whose name was used to honor performers.
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Name 2 eccentricities of The Divine Sarah B.
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1) She demanded her salary in gold
2) She supposedly slept in a coffin
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Name 2 other professsions that Sarah B might have had in addition to actress and manager
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1) Sculptor
2) Writer of poetry and plays
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Who were Laura Keane's nieces in reality?
Definition
Her two small daughters
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What is the German word for "Masterwork"
Definition
Gesamtkunstwerk
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After three years strugging in Paris, Wagner finally had a success in Dresden. What was it?
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An opera entitled: "Rienzi"
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Why was Wagner forced to leave Germany again in 1849?
Definition
To avoid arrest for having taken part in the Revolution of 1848
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What is the French term for "director"
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"Regisseur"
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What did the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen's tutors instill in him?
Definition
Love of nature and art
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Identify Emily Trelat
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French architect who improved ventilation
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Identify who Edwin Booths father and brother were
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Father: Junis Brutus Booth-famous actor
Brother: John Wilkes Booth-assassinated Lincoln
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J.R Planche is also famous for what besides his costuming book
Definition
Writer of burlesques, extravaganzas and farces in England
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How did Dunlap's A Trip to Niagra employ the panorama?
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Showed a voyage from New York to Niagra Falls
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The finest actor of his time, Shehepkin was born a?
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Serf
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Who wrote "Dont Get Into Anothers Sleigh"
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Alexander Ostrovsky
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What was the purpose of the Russian Society of Dramatic Authors
Definition
First time ensured that playwriters would have copywright protection for their work
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Who was the key figure in creating the Russian Society of Dramatic Authors
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Aleander Ostrovsky
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Believed that actors could convey emotions and inner thoughts through gestures, movement and voice
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Francois Delsarte
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What are combination companies?
Definition
Complete productions with stars, supporting players, scenery and costumes.
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Identify George Frederick Cooke
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The first significant English actor to tour in the United States
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Identify Ida Aldrege
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African American actor who performed in Europe due to racial prejudices. Performed Othello.
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Why is Lodz, Poland important
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It is where actor Ida Aldridge died.
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Identify King Shotaway
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The first play both written and performed by African Americans
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Identify Sarah Bernhardt
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Flamboyant actresses who worked at the Comedie Francaise. Master of stage technique
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Identify Elenora Duse
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Quiet and foreshadowed realism of the 20th century
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Who stared in Therese Raquin?
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Elenora Duse
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What did Emile Zola write?
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Therese Raquin (starring Elenora Duse)
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What are actor-managers
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Picked scripts, cast productions, oversaw rehearsals, worked with costunes and money, etc. Also was generally the company's star actor
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Identify Madame Vestris
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Londons leading actress-manager who managed the Olympic Theatre
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Identify Edwin Booth
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Reputation as Americans finest actor. Was an actor manager of theaters in New York as well
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Identify Augstin Daly
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American playwright-manager who wrote Under the Gaslight.
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Who wrote "Under the Gaslight"
Definition
Augustin Daly. "Under the Gaslight" was teh first play where a character was tied to a railroad track
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Who is Laura Keene and what is it unfortunate that she is also remembered for?
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Successful actress as well as actor manager in Boston and New York. Sadly: She was on stage performing during "Our American Cousin" at Fords Theatre the night Lincoln was assassinated.
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Our American Cousin
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Show that was performing while Lincoln was assisinated
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Identify Richard Wagner
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Opera composer. Wrote "Rienzi" then "The Flying Dutchman", "Tannhauser" and "Lohengrin"
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What are 3 things Wagner is known for in theaters
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1) No orchestra members could tune in a pit
2) No applauding during a presentation
3) First director to turn out house lights so people would direct their focus to the stage
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Who wrote "The Ring of Nibelung"
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Richard Wagner
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Identify: Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
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Known as one of the first modern directors. Drilled his company members carefully and thoroughly. *Famous for crowd scenes. HISTORICALLY ACCURATE COSTUMES
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Why is Prussia important?
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Prussia became the dominant force in Germany. Sake-Meiningen wanted to unify Prussia with Germany and also married the Princess of Prussia before she died.
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Who was Ludwig Chronegk
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An actor and company director for Duke Saxe-Meiningen
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Identify Ellen Franz
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Duke of Saxe-Meiningens 3rd wife who was responsible for the selection of plays and for the actors stage direction in his company
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Why is The Bowery Theatre important to theatre architecture
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Located in New York City played melogramas attended by "Bowery Boys" who were gross, lived low class and threw things at the stage. LARGEST PLAYHOUSE IN NEW YORK.
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What had the nickname "The Slaughterhouse"
Definition
The Bowery Theatre in New York City
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Who was the Bayreuth Festpielhaus build for and what is it?
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Built for Richard Wagner. A theater where there werent class distinctions and where there was continental seating.
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What is continental seating?
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Bayreuth Festspielhaus theater. Rows became longer the father away they were from the stage and audiences came in and exited from those rows.
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Identify J.R Planche
Definition
Historical accuracy in sets and costumes-wrote "History of British Costume"
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Who wrote the book "History of British Costume"
Definition
J.R Planche
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What is the 'moving panorama'
Definition
Painted settings on a long cloth which would be unrolled across the stage-creating the illusion of movement and changing locations.
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Identify Stelle Mackay
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Noted playwright whose melodramas focused on realistic circumstances. He was an innovative theatre technologist
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Why is The Chestnut Theatre important?
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The earliest gaslit playhouse in the world
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What is a 'gas table'
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The equilvalent of a modern dimmer board-allowing one person to change the lighting throughout a theatre
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Who invented the 'incandescent lamp'
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Thomas Edison.
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Who was the first theatre in London to use 'incandescant lighting'
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The Savory Theatre in London
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Identify Alexander Griboyedov
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Successful playwright in the neoclassical form. Best known for his play "Woe from Wit"
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Who wrote the play "Woe from Wit"
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Alexander Griboyedov
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What play did Alexander Pushkin write?
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Boris Godunov.
A play about the interaction of a ruler and those under him. Released 6 years after written and produced 40 years after that
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Another play dealing with censorship (the first being Boris Godunov) was?
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Masquerade by Mikhail Lermontov
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Who wrote the play "Masquerade"
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Mikhail Lermontov
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What did Nikolai Gogol write?
Definition
The Inspector General (still produced today)
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Who is Yekaterina Semyonova?
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An actress who commanded a larger salary than her counterparts-she was praised for her work in both comedy and tragedy.
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What is actor Aleksey Yakovlev known for?
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For spontaneous, energetic performances
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What is actor Vasily Karatygin known for?
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Being a impressive classical actor
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Why is St. Petersburg famous?
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It is where the crazy russian named actors gained their fame
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What play did Ivan Turgenev write?
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A Month in the Country
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Who wrote the play "The Thunderstorm"
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Alexander Ostrovsky
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Identify Aleksei Pisemsky
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WRote a stongly naturalistic play called "A Bitter Fate"
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Identify Alexei Tolstoy
Definition
Wrote a trilogy:
The Death of Ivan the Terrible
Tsar Ryodor Ivanovich
and
Tsar Boris
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Identify Richard D'Oyly Carte
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Producer at the Savoy
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