-Descendent of Drew Barrymore

- Theatre Manager at Walnut Creek Theatre

-Characterized by Oversympathetic Audience

- Characters are unnaturally good

-Celebrated Ruling Class over Middle Class

-Had historical accuracy

-People are good

-Like a Musical

-Became popular in England

-John Gay wrote 'The Beggars Opera

-Characterized as mini plays that were often played after a play

-PLAYCEPTION

-Included Commedia and topical satire

-No Private/Public plays can be performed without liscense.

-all plays submitted to lord chamberlain

-the only liscened/patented theatres: Drury Lane & Covet Gardens

Popularized by Bibena Family

- Sets essentially had to have multiple viewing angles.

-Proposed by Diderot

- Ideology in which actors should observe themselves

- 4th Wall- actors should pretend that there is a wall between the audience and actors so that actors may focus.

-1st Producer

-Natural Theme/Natural Acting

-Inspires emotional acting

- Came up with idea of family theatre

-took out sex jokes

-wrote for middle class

-idealized female characters

-Felt that all theatre should amaze

-wrote for upper class

-Mistranslated Shakespeare

-tried to kill three-unities

-kicked audience off stage

-Came up with idea of natural makeup and costumes

-Comedie Francaise

-Prized individualality 

-looked to nature for inspiration

-thoughts pure

-depended on imaginations of spectators.

Storm and Stress

-Anti-Romantisct ideal 

-rational thinking and enlightenment discouraged

-Characterizations

-Emotions

-Stars reflect the nation

-Gives rise to celebrities

Wrote Hamburg Dramaturgy.

Embranced Literacy

Didnt go towards neoclassicsm

Took on Shakespearan Roles

Managed Covet Gardens

Raised seating prices (thus causing riots)

-Eldest Daughter of Kemble

-Queen of Drury Lane

-Played Macbeth and was the first to wipe the blood off her hands

-Established Encores

-Son of Edmund

-Performed historically accurate Shakespeare plays

-Was a Female Manager

-Established 1/2 Price Admission

-Established Single Billing

-Set up 3-Box Set Style

-Payed Actors ahead of time

-Managed Covet Gardens

-Popularized 3-Box Set

-Laid Carpet in Theatre

-Managed Wales and Haymarket Theatres

- Had Cup and Saucer Plays (2 women sit in box sets and discuss play)

-Had ensemble acts so that Star actor wouldnt be the only one to get paid

Characterized by research of drama

-urged sentimentalism

Gas Lights/Limelights used

-Trains allowed people to travel to plays easier/shows can tour

-photographs changed publicity

Melodrama - Funny

-Where the Vampire Trap originated (trap door)

Comic versions of original 

Had to be well known

lots of cross dressing

Play written by Victor Hugo

Play challenged 3 unities

Had preface

Trying to overthro neoclassicm

'Jingxi'

-Everything Must be Beautiful (Mei)

- Had to have elements of music, makeup/costume/acrobatic routines

-4 aims - song/speech/dance and acting/combat

-if 4 aims arent there, the perfomrance is 'empty'

-unrealistic

-all round, no straight lines

-low platform

-3 sides

-gallery

-balcony

-add percenium

-no scenic elements

-carpet floor

-no specific props

-Women were allowed to act and men were not allowed to play male roles

-Beigjing Opera starts in qing dynasty and ends in 1911

-Was orginally performed in high class theatres

-people felt that men made the best women

Often sold into acting companies

They play one role their whole lives

Go in as early as 7

-inner conflict

-realistic essence of heightened emotions

-productions balanced roles and action

Genders were dynamic where peoples roles were given generationally or when women married in to acting family

Indonesian Theatre

- Characterized by stories like Mahabharata and Ramyana (Indian Stories)

-Improved in a Tent

- Done for ritual purposes (ie funerals/ceremonies)

-music, battle, court scene

Puppets

Music

Stock Characters

-Audience could sit on either side.

-banna leaves used to hold up puppets

-50-60 puppets

-light shined on puppets

-Made of hide

- designs were carved into hide

-not a puppet until leather given eyes

-small eyes = upper class

Round Eyes

CharacterizesClown Character in Wayang/Political Satire

Indians had largest puppets

Edwin, John Wilkes, Jurius Jr.

-Edwin thought to be bad actor as he was assistant for John Wilkes.  Once John Wilkes turned evil, Edwin became good actor.

Edwin most known for shakespearan plays esp. Hamlet.

-Lesbian

-Famous of Romeo and Juliet ROles/Beechers Role

-First female manager of Walnut Street Theatre

-Famed actor that led Shakespearan roles

-Started in African Grove at age 15.

-Found success in Europe and to avoid Racism

England Vs States

Riot started between Edwin FOrest and MacReady. 22 died from police fire.

Blackface Ministry