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| Acting style is flawlessly articulate but very posed (language of the fan) |
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| Plays often included characters from well-known audience members |
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| French Renaissance – Neoclassicism |
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| Uncle Tom’s Cabin is written and becomes huge success |
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| French Renaissance - Neoclassicism |
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| Public audiences included both royalty and high-class prostitutes |
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| French Renaissance - Neoclassicism |
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| Designers movement toward historical accuracy |
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| Use of treadmill and moving panorama |
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| Apron Stage, raked pit with benches, proscenium doors |
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| Development and use of roll drops for Melodrama |
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| Audience members met hours before performances in order to socialize |
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| Industrialization leads to the romantic movement |
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| Multiple designers in costume and scenery make consistency difficult |
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| Sentimentality (Time period) |
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| A solo (like a monologue) |
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o Melodrama
o Repeated bit of music
o Connected to a character, moment, etc. |
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o More realistically based on opera
• The music furthers the plot line than a traditional opera, helps move the plot line along |
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o Men that can sing very high
o Castration |
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o Musical exposition
o Not a solo, more than one person singing
o We figure out what the plot line is |
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o 18th century
o Still indulge in the first four acts, but must repent in the 5th
o Offered audience a way to mend their ways
o Body behavior shifted to servants because they were of a lower class |
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o 18th century
o Satirical sketches, also political satirical sketches
o Showing some skin |
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o 18th century
o Comes up against odds, overcomes in the end, happy ending |
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o Idealistic or beautified view (all come from one location, all equal)
o Born of industrialization and equality, believed in vision as opposed to structure
1. We all come from one God or higher being and thereby part of each other and equal
2. The less a thing deviates from it’s natural state will be more likely be embodied in a higher truth
3. Human existence is made of dualities body and soul, which are constantly are war with each other making ultimate happiness illusive
4. To perceive unity behind endless diversity one must have the exceptional imagination or artist genius of the philosopher, or be open to their guidance |
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o 19th century
o French artist, scene painter/designer, chemist
o Diorama a’ double effet (translucent drop) |
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o 19th century
o French Dramatist
o Popularizing the well made play |
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o 19th century
o Hardening of social values
o German Playwright |
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o 19th century
o Combine sublime and grotesque
o French poet, novelist, and playwright
o “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
o “Les Miserables”
o “Hernani” |
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o 18th century
o The Dish of Chocolate Manager
o Known for illegal theatre
o Crippled from prank, wild horse, Duke of York gives him a license, he sells it (not supposed to) |
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o 18th century
o “The London Merchant”
• Main character had to pay the price |
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o During the French Renaissance – Neoclassicism period
o Son of a royal posturer
o Connections with the palace
o Went into theatre
o Acting troupe together, went bankrupt in 2 years, goes to debtor
o Real name is Jean Baptiste Poquelin
o Gets troupe together again from 12 years
o Invited back to court on off days
o Moves him to on days, annual salary
o Louis 14th, godfather of Moliere’s son, acted in two of his plays
• Sun King nickname from one play |
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o Built the Salle De Machines in a wing of the palace
o During the French Renaissance – Neoclassicism period |
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o 19th century
o African American actor
o First to win lasting fame |
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o 19th century
o American actor
o First to win lasting fame |
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o English Restoration Period
o “A Short View of the Immortality and Profaneness of the English Stage”
• Theatre takes a turn due to this piece |
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o The French Renaissance – Neoclassicism period
o Founder of the French Opera |
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o English Restoration period
o Playwright
o “The Way of the World”
o First brush with feminism
o Look of marriage from a woman’s perspective
o Known for comedy |
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o 18th century
o “She Stoops to Conquer”
o Other than Shakespeare, held the English stage more than anyone else |
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| When were women first included in acting troupes? |
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| o During the French Renaissance – Neoclassicism period |
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| Who was included in the Opera Porgy and Bess? |
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| o An all African American opera |
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| What was at the core of the Neoclassic movement? (reestablishment of what?) |
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o During French Renaissance – Neoclassicism period
o Reestablished classic structure (time, place, action)
o Ushered in by political stabilization and educated playwrights |
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| How was Theatre Du Marais created? |
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| o During the French Renaissance – Neoclassicism period, it was converted from a tennis court. When it burned down, it was rebuilt even better. When it was rebuilt, the stage was raked (angled, higher in the back) and it had an official precineum arch. There was also the addition of the second stage (theatre superior) which was built 13 feet above the other acting area. |
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| What additions were made to the restoration theatre building? |
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o Changes from the “Wooden O”
• 2 built on tennis courts
• Jury Lane
• Lincoln’s Field
• Pit instead of a yard
• Audience now angled (raised)
• Added benches, everyone had a seat
• Apron stage instead of thrust
• Precenium doors added |
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| Who was William Wycherley? |
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| o A playwright during the English Restoration period, wrote “The Country Wife”, known for comedy |
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| What theatre monopolized theatrical activity in Paris in the Beginning of the French Renaissance? |
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| When and where did the Show Boat and the Minstrel show appear? |
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| o During the 19th century in American Theatre |
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| What are the lighting and scenic developments of the 19th century? |
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o Follow spot (carbon arc and lime light)
o Gas light
o Black teasers and legs
o Consistent lowering of house lights |
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| What are the primary concepts or beliefs of the Romantic movement? |
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o Idealistic or beautified view (all come from one location, all equal)
o Born of industrialization and equality, believed in vision as opposed to structure
1. We all come from one God or higher being and thereby part of each other and equal
2. The less a thing deviates from it’s natural state will be more likely be embodied in a higher truth
3. Human existence is made of dualities body and soul, which are constantly are war with each other making ultimate happiness illusive
4. To perceive unity behind endless diversity one must have the exceptional imagination or artist genius of the philosopher, or be open to their guidance |
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| o A prop that creates its own slapping sound, came from the French Renaissance – Neoclassicism period |
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| What is the Salle De Machines? |
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o Built by Gaspare Vigarani
o Built in wing of palace
o Largest theatre in the country
o Seating area smaller than stage for machinery |
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