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What was the 18th century characterized by?
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The Enlightenment/the Age of Reason
---deep significant thought ---a lot of political and artistic thought |
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What are three movements that happen? Briefly describe each.
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1 - Baroque: art-->complex, darkness, ornate and intricate
2 - Chiaroscuro: light vs. dark, transition from Baroque to Rococo 3 - Rococo: lighter in tone and appearance, decorative, brighter, but still complex |
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Name and describe two transitional playwrights.
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1 - George Farquhar
--autobiographical writing --gentler approach --slightly more "realistic" --wrote Love and a Bottle 2 - Susanna Centlivre --most commercially successful playwright --wrote The Busy Body **important: women are taking a more active role in theatre |
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Name the 3 female wits.
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1-Catharine Trotter
2-Mary Pix 3-Delariviere Manley *writing for the Restoration for theatre |
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What restrictive policy is passed in 1737?
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The Licensing Act
--a law designed to limit theatrical activity --limits theatrical growth --this act is in reaction to suppress political theatre |
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What important force emerges in the 18th century?
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Sentimentality
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What are four key traits to sentimentality?
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1 - sympathetic characters
2 - suffering 3 - excessive nobility, characters who cannot compromise their morality 4 - high moral standards |
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What is The London Merchant an example of? What great American play did it influence?
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It is an example of Middle-class/Domestic/Bourgeois Tragedy.
In the thick of sentimentality. Designed to instruct, this is what will happen if you step out of line. Influenced Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller |
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What type of opera develops out of Italian opera?
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Ballad/Comic Opera
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What is ballad/comic opera? Give an example.
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A more popular version of Italian opera.
Includes more dialogue. Popular music (the songs already exist) John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" which influences Brecht's "Threepenny Opera" |
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What is an example of a sentimental comedy?
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"The Conscious Lovers" by Sir Richard Steele
the main girl gets married at the end because she did the right thing |
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What is a comedie larmoyante?
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a "tearful" comedy
---from France, with an excessive amount of sentiment |
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What is laughing comedy? Give examples of playwrights.
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A return to laughter!
--Oliver Goldsmith --Beaumarchais |
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Name four important playwrights of the 18th century.
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1 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
2 - Oliver Goldsmith 3 - Beaumarchais 4 - Marviaux |
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Why was Sheridan important?
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He wrote:
--The Rivals --School for Scandal --The Critic Wrote sentimental comedies, he was very significant in terms of comedy manager of Drury Lane before it burned down in 1808 |
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What did Oliver Goldsmith write?
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Laughing comedies
wrote "She Stoops to Conquer" sentimental was to instruct |
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What was a major theatre from 1737 until 1843?
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Covent Garden
--it was the only licensed theatre other than Drury Lane |
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What two important works did Denis Diderot write?
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1 - Discourse on Dramatic Poetry
2 - The Paradox of Acting |
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What did "The Paradox of Acting" delineate?
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--earliest treatise specifically about acting
--acting should be DETACHMENT --said this was important for sustainability and consistency --created carbon copy performances --to be most effective, the actor much detach himself from the emotions of the character |
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What did Beaumarchais write?
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wrote:
--The Barber of Seville --The Marriage of Figaro Laughing comedies influenced by commedia |
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What is important about a play by Marviaux?
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"The Game of Love and Chance"
--paves the way from sentimental to laughing comedy |
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When was the 1st American play?
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1714
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The Hallam & Douglass Companies founded which 2 theatres?
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Southwark Theatre
John Street Theatre |
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What is another theatre found in Philadelphia?
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Park Theatre
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What is "local color"?
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The practice of using local landmarks in scenery for plays
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What is bombastic/declamatory acting?
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This describes most acting in the 18th century.
Mostly recitation with little concern for realistic delivery |
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Define lines of business.
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Another way of saying typecasting.
Specifically refers to the acting company model in which actors trained and specialized in specific types of characters |
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What is the idea of possession in relation to lines of business?
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An actor in a company "owned" a role until he/she died or left the company
Thus you could have Romeos and Juliets in their 60s |
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Who is David Garrick? Why is he important?
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--actor/manager
--supportive of historical accuracy (so if the play was set in the 1200s, he wanted costumes to reflect this) "1st director" -- argued most significant actor in this period |
