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Theatre History, English Restoration

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Restoration   The reinstatement of the Charles II to the english thrown in 1660  
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The Commonwealth   the period of 11 years under the puritain rule. between the beheading of Charles I to when Charles II returned to the thrown.  
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Lincoln Inn Fields   A london theater built in 1661, was a converted tennis court  
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Dorset Garden   built in 1671, a london theatre, not much known about it, supposidly haveing much moving scenery  
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Drury Lane   A london theatre  
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Breeches role   A woman dressing as a man, and so they would have to wear pants  
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Comedies of Intrigue   PLays that were writen in the restoration that were dareing exploits of romance and adveture, with complicated plots.  
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Drolls   17th century england, short dramas that were either exerpts from or condensations of longer plays.  
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Heroic & Restoration tragedy   types of serious drama, one with heroics and the other with neoclassical rules.  
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Glorious revolution   Revolution of 1688, the overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadhouder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange)  
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Oliver Cromwell   Leader of the puritains during the commonwelth  
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William Davenant   Producer during commonwealth, circumvented ban on theatre. Presented the Siege of Rhodes.  
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The Female Wits   Catherarine Trotter, Mary Pix, and Delariviere Manley. Were playwrights, increased involvment of women playwrights. worked together.  
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Charles II   King of england after commonwealth  
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Jeremy Collier   Puritain who attacked restoration theatre, wrote "A short view of the immorallity and profaneness of the english stage"  
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Aphra Behn   Comedys of intregue. first woman to have earned a living writing plays.  
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William Congreve   english playwright, bridge between restoration and 18th century comedy  
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Nell Gwynn   Actress,specialties of breeches roles, delivery of prologues and epilogues, wit and charm, not good at tradgedy  
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Annie Bracegirdle   roles were clever urban woman and sympithetic heroines. "celebrated virgin"  
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Christopher Rich   Exploitive lawyer, controled the United Company.  
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What were the characteristics of Restoration Comedy of Manners?   Foibles of upper class, reputation, witty repartee, Fasion behavior and speech, characters named after atributes, Partly neoclassical, Audience Knowledge  
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What was the significance of The Siege of Rhodes?   Procineum arch, wing and shutter setting, stage araingment like the itallians  
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What were the features of the typical Restoration stage?   Flat wings and shutters, Perspective painting, Contempary costumes, Natural light and footlight.  
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What were the characteristics of Restoration acting companies?   Contract system, Benifit system, Not exactly actors studio, christopher rich, battle of the companies.  
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What was the relationship between government and the theater during this period?   limited number of theatres, the government didn't seem to have any problems with it  
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What factors contributed to the decline of Restoration theater?   End of absolutism, Rise of middle class, and sentimental comedy, Attack of the puritains.  
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