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19th Century Theater

Theater History Exam III

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Rene Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt France - Wrote melodramas
Society of Dramatic Authors France - Theater Union established in 1829 for writers, required % of profits from each performance, opportunities for re-writes
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre France - First photographer, created daguerreotype, leading to dioramas and panoramas moving across back of stage.
St. Petersburg Russia - Theater capital until 1825, subsidized theaters
Nikolai Gogol Russia - Wrote 'The Inspector General'
Theater Regulation Act of 1843 England - Did away with patents, not censorship
Kotzebue Germany - wrote melodramas
John Philip Kemble England - Big theater family, actor-manager of Drury Lane and Covent Garden
William Capon England - Scene designer, liked historical accuracy
J.R. Planche England - Wrote 'A History of British Costume' and plays
Mrs. Sarah Kemble Siddons England - Actress, established 'classical' acting style; controlled and beautiful acting
Edmund Keane England - Romantic Acting style, ate furniture
William Charles Macready England - Actor-manager, early director, ran rehearsals at full speed
Madame Vestris England - Manager of Olympic Theater, introduced Box set to England in 1823
Chestnut Street Theater USA - 1st theater to use gas lighting
Welsbach Burner USA - Electric spark burner allowing for full black-outs
Astor Place Riot USA - Forrest and Macready perform Macbeth on opposite sides of street
Thomas D. Rice USA - "Jim Crow" performing in black face
African Grove Theater USA - 1st group of black actors
Ira Aldridge USA - Black Actor, started at African Grove, left to act in Europe
Bousecoup England - "The Octaroon," melodrama about slavery, demanded % of tickets
Charles Kean England - Son of Edmund Kean, serious drama, managed Princess's Theater, sold out and made money
Bancrofts England - Early English Domestic Realism, brought box set and matinees, put seats in pit, smaller theaters
Henry Irving England - Lyceum Theater, no raked stage, 'free plantation system' tricks and realistic melodrama, experimented with lighting, black masking
Thomas William Robertson England - Playwright, worked with Bancrofts
Ellen Terry England - Leading lady for Henry Irving
Alexander Ostravski The Thunderstorm, proto-realism
Eugene Scribe France - Well-made play formula, exposition, Inciting Incident, Obstacles, Climax, Resolution. Wrote "The Glass of Water"
Alexander Dumas France - "Camille," Added a 'Rausonneur' who spoke for playwright
Victorien Sardou France - Well-made play II, "The Scrap of Paper"
Adolph Montigne France - Put chairs and table Down Center, props onstage - made actors talk to each other
Georg Buchner Wrote "Woyczek"
George Aiken Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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