Exam 2 Study Cards Flashcards
Who were the two men that made “Who’s on First” famous?
Bud Abbot and Lou Costello
Who is the older Danish piano player known for his comedy routines?
Victor Borge
Who are the two silent screen stars that transferred over to talkies and were in the film “Busy Bodies”?
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
What year was “Singin’ in the Rain” released?
1952
What year did “Singin’ in the Rain” take place?
1927
Name the four stars of “Singin’ in the Rain”.
Gene Kelly
Donald O’Connor
Debbie Reynolds
Jean Hagen
Who were the two men that directed and choreographed “Singin’ in the Rain”?
Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
In what city did the film “Singin’ in the Rain” take place?
Hollywood
What was the name of the studio that released “Singin’ in the Rain”?
MGM
What was the name of the movie studio within the movie “Singin’ in the Rain”?
Monumental Pictures
How did the characters of Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont first meet?
He jumped into her passing car to escape from fans.
Name three songs from the film “Singin’ in the Rain”.
Singin’ in the Rain
Good Morning
Make ‘Em Laugh
What was the name of the first talking movie?
The Jazz Singer
What was Cyd Charisee’s role in the film “Singin’ in the Rain”?
Gene Kelly’s dance partner in a ballet scene.
What were the first jobs of the characters Don and Cosmo in the movies?
They were comedians.
Who was R.F. Simpson in “Singin’ in the Rain”?
He was the head of Monumental Studios.
What did the they use in “Singin’ in the Rain” to make the rain easier to see?
They used milk for the rain.
Name the main four actors/actresses from “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”.
Katherine Hepburn
Katherine Houghton
Sidney Poitier
Spencer Tracy
What year was the film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” released?
1967
In what city did the film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” take place?
San Fransisco
What scene foreshadowed Matt Drayton not accepting the marriage at first, but then changing his mind?
The Ice Cream Scene
What was the character Matt Drayton’s profession?
Newspaper Publisher
What is the name of the theme song from the movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”?
“The Glory of Love”
Who directed “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”?
Stanley Kramer
Who wrote the screenplay for “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”?
William Rose
Name the five elements of theater.
Audience, Actors, Director, Stage, Script
Define Exposition
An introduction that gives background information explaining what has been happening before a play has started.
Who wrote Lysistrata?
Aristophanes
Who wrote Trojan Women?
Euripides
Who wrote the Crucible?
Arthur Miller
Who wrote King Oedipus?
Sophocles
Who wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
Tennessee Williams
Name the five essentials of dramatic structure.
Plot, Action, Conflict, Opposition of Forces, Balance of Forces
What is an amateur that analyzes a piece of artwork an usually gives some sort of summary of it?
Reviewer
What is a professional that analyzes a piece of artwork by looking specifically at how well the artists did with the work. Not generally a summary.
Critic
African American comedian who was on Broadway and his trademark song was “Nobody”.
Bert Williams
Entertainer that sang “Swanee” in blackface. Starred in “The Jazz Singer.”
Al Jolson
Broadway Producer of the “Follies”.
Florenz Ziegfeld
Singer, dancer, composer, director who wrote “Yankee Doodle Boy” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag”.
George M. Cohan
Follies performer who was known as a comic, dancer, singer, and her signature song, “My Man”.
Fanny Brice
2 Composers of “Oklahoma”, “Carousel”, “The Sound of Music”, “The King and I”, “Cinderella”, “Flower Drum Song”, and “South Pacific”.
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Composer of “God Bless America” and “White Christmas” and many other Broadway musicals.
Irving Berlin
Narrator of the Broadway Series.
Julie Andrews
With his brother he created “Porgy and Bess” and he wrote “Swanee”.
George Gershwin
African American piano player and composer of musicals for African Americans.
Eubie Blake
What does AEA stand for in live theater?
Actor’s Equity Association
Who were the three modern realistic playwrights at the turn of the 20th Century?
August Strindberg
Henrik Ibsen
Anton Chekhov
Name six plays written by William Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Othello, King Lear, As You Like It, 12th Night, The Tempest
What is a term for an actor/actress that dates back to ancient Greece?
Thespian
What ancient Greek playwright reduced the chorus to 12 and increased the number of actors to two?
Aeschylus
What ancient Greek playwright increased the chorus to 15 and the number of actors to 3?
Sophocles
What ancient Greek playwright was considered the most “modern” because of his his new ideas?
Euripides
What ancient Greek playwright most highly exemplified “Old Comedy” satirizing social and political conditions?
Aristophanes
What was the first known example of Dramatic Criticism that set up the six key elements of Drama?
Aristotle’s Poetics
What ancient Greek playwright reduced the chorus to 12 and increased the number of actors to two?
Aeschylus
What ancient Greek playwright increased the chorus to 15 and the number of actors to 3?
Sophocles
What ancient Greek playwright was considered the most “modern” because of his his new ideas?
Euripides
The most important Greek festival in honor of the god Dionysus, and the first to include drama.
City Dionysia
What was the first known example of Dramatic Criticism that set up the six key elements of Drama?
Aristotle’s Poetics
In classical Greek Old Comedy, a scene with a debate between the two opposing forces in a play.
Agon
Large oval, circular, or semicircular outdoor theater with rising tiers of seats around an open playing area; also, an exceptionally large indoor auditorium.
Amphitheater
The entrance of the ancient Greek chorus.
Parodos
The most important Greek festival in honor of the god Dionysus, and the first to include drama.
City Dionysia
Classical Greek comedy that pokes fun at social, political, or cultural conditions and at particular figures.
Old Comedy
A circular playing space in ancient Greek theaters.
Orchestra
Scene in classical Greek Old Comedy in which the chorus members directly address the audience and makes fun of them.
Parabasis.
The entrance of the ancient Greek chorus.
Parodos
One of the three types of classical Greek drama, usually a ribald takeoff on Greek mythology and history that included a chorus of satyrs, mythological creatures who were half-man and half-goat. On festival days in Athens, it was presented as the final play following three tragedies.
Satyr Play
Where the audience sat in ancient Greek theater.
Theatron
Form of comic theater, originating in 16th century Italy, in which the dialogue was improvised around a loose scenario calling for a set of stock characters.
Commedia dell’arte
This Broadway entertainer was known for her loud singing and able to hold a note for a very long time.
Ethel Merman
Who wrote “Wonderful Town”?
Stanley Donen
Who wrote Judgement at Nuremberg, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Stanley Kramer
Who wrote Some Like It Hot and The Apartment?
Billy Wilder
Name a contemporary playwright of Shakespeare.
Christopher Marlow
Who was the ruler during the English Renaissance?
Elizabeth I
Name three theaters that were in London during Shakespeare’s era.
The Thames, The Globe, The Rose
NOT The Theatre
The lower class citizens that stood in the yard at theaters were called?
Groundlings
Name three actors in “Some Like It Hot”.
Marilyn Monroe
Tony Curtis
Jack Lemmon
What decade does “Some Like It Hot” take place in?
20’s
Who was the lead gangster in “Some Like It Hot”?
Spats
What instruments did the boys play in “Some Like It Hot”?
Sax and Base
Where was “Some Like It Hot” filmed?
San Diego
What year was “Some Like It Hot” released?
1959
What instrument did Sugar play in “Some Like It Hot”?
Ukelele
Who wrote the screenplay of “Some Like It Hot”?
I. A. L. Diamond
Billy Wilder
