Actors

Question 1

edwin forrest

Answer 1

1st native born star
rival of Mcready
Astor place riot (he was in MacB at Boughry The)

Question 2

catherine sinclair

Answer 2

forrest’s wife
she cheated, he publciclty accuses her, brought it to court
ruled against him

Question 3

John McCullough

Answer 3

protege/succesor to Forrest
Irish born
mental/phys. breakdown from syhpillis

Question 4

Charolette Cushman

Answer 4

breeches roles=gender swaps, f in disguise as m
promoted transvestitism, questions about sexualtiy, lesbianism
“female maccready”, 30n male roles in her rep
played lady M.,
played pop of Ed Forrest

Question 5

Ira Aldridge

Answer 5

black actor w/ African The Co in Greenwhich village
“ African tragedian” or “African Roscius”
ltd. opportunity for blacks at the time

Question 6

John Howard Payne

Answer 6

Actor, playwright, dramatist
strongest rep of 1st quarter of 19th c.
influence of master William Betty
"The Thespian Mirror"-his journal written at 14 yrs. old
1st American Hamlet

Question 7

Payne’s plays

Answer 7

Julia-written at 15, 1st play
Brutus or The Fallen Tarquin- a staple for Ed forrest
Clari of the Maid of Milan-“home sweet home” feat. in this
Charles II- cal lab with Washington Irving

Question 8

Laura Keene

Answer 8

Mary Frances Moss Taylor
Apprentice of Madame Vetris (1st the manager)
The manager/actress of Laura Keene’s Varieties Thr. Co
“Our American Cousin”- she payed $1000 for rights,her most famous production, toured at Ford’s The where (made Joe Jefferson II famous)
Lincoln assas.
Present during Lincolns assassination

Question 9

Joseph Jefferson II

Answer 9

white actor in blackface, “jumping Jim Crow”
played Rip Van Winkle
Autobiography of Joseph JEffferson
Players Club co-founder
performed in Boucicolt plays and in Keene’s copmpany

Question 10

Players Club

Answer 10

founded by Ed. Booth and Joe Jeff

place for actors to relax, perform, hang, a home/repository of thr.

Question 11

Dion (Dionysiuous) Boucicault

Answer 11

Irish playwright, actor
called “ubiquitous (everywhere) Boucicault”-he affected almost each aspect of thr.
clever skillful actor

Question 12

Boucicault’s contrbutions

Answer 12

introduced fire-proof scenery
sponsored 1st successful copyright law
furthered nature of the long run, a show that travelled, was centrally cast of NY and toured cities
promoted box set
over 130 plays

Question 13

Edwin Booth

Answer 13

John Wilkes' brother
Played Tressel in RICH III
Owned Booth The.
Handsome, graceful, dark
Acting style- certain vocal, physical, emotional restraint or "quietude"
est. the Players Club

Question 14

Melodrama

Answer 14

dominatn mode of 19th c.
means punishment fits the crime
Why
-Americans looked to Europe (string of pearls, Fiend of fleet street)
-rise of mid class
-playhouses expanding
-stage machinery improves
-morality

Question 15

Aristotelian Structure

Answer 15

1. plot sensational
   2.character
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