H.O.T. II Flashcards
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Renaissance French started when?
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“Rebirth” roughly 1400-1650
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System of Patronage
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-Developed from Merchant Princess (wealthy)
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Merchant Family like…
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…like the Medici family in Florence and high church officials
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Where were performances in the Italian? Renaissance?
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preformed in Court Theatre’s for Wealthy Partons who give finical support for artist.
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Italian Renaissance Academics?
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Formal Institutions of Learning
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Italian Renaissance Study who’s work to create their form of theatre…
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…studied works of Greeks and Roman and Aristotle, Horrace, and Virtruvius
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Patronage of artist and performance of plays as a reflection…
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…of political power, wealth, education, and taste
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What was the major contributions of Italian Renaissance did to Theatre?
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- Dramatic Criticism Neoclassical Ideals
- Julius Ceasar Scaliger
- Lodovico Castelvetro
- Commedia dell’arte
- Theatre Architecture
- Scenic Design
- Opera
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Julius Caeser Scaliger
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1484-1558
verisimilitude and decorum
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Lodovico Castelvetro
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1505-1571 the 3 unities
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Scenic Design
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Perspective painting, single vanishing point
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Italian Renaissance Genre/Forms
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- Tragedy following the Greek and Roman models
- Comedy following the Roman models
- New Form
- Intermezzi
- Opera
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New Form
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“The Pastoral”
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Intermezzi
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- Courtly Enterainment
- Combines music, poetry, spectacle
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Opera
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La Carmerata Academy study of Greek Chorus and Intermezzi
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The Physical Theatre
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yep
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Stage Space
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- Divided by Proscenium Arch
- Rake Stage
- Stage Floor Machinery
- Painted Drop
- Curtains
- Mechanical Devices
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Perspective Scenery
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- angled wings to flat wings
- Soft Flats
- Borders
- Side Wings
- Back Drops
- Shutters
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Sebastiano Serlio
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1545
tragedy, comedy, pastoral
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Giacomo Torelli
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made groove system and chariot and pole
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Pole and Chariot came about when?
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1640s and opera
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Italian Renaissance Flying Machines
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(look at figure from macs notes)
- track for chariots
- wheels for chariots
- mechanism for running pulleys
- stage floor
- scenic flats seen on stage
- stage wall
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Italian Renaissance Lighting
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Candles and Oil Lamps
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Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza
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- started 1584 by Andrea Patlladio
- finished in 1584 by Vincenzo Scamozzi
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Teatro Farnese
- built in Parma
| - Giovan Battisa Aleotti 1618 finished
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Commedia dell'Art
- Actor Centered
- Improvised working from scenario
- Physical adapt "Lazzi" surefire comic bit
- Adapted to any playing space
- Stock Characters: Stock Costumes, Mask
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Zauni
Servants, smart to dumb, help or hurt
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Descendants
- Laural and Hardy
- The 3 Stooges
- Marx Brothers
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The innovations of the Italian Renaissance in theatre architecture and scene design have been unmatched...
...in theatre history.
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Henry II
16th century, ruled France 1547-1559, Marries Catherine de Medici
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Civil War between who?
Catholics v.s. Prostestant
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Henry IV
1589-1610
| renounces his Protestantism and turns Catholic.
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17th Century French Society Finally...
- estabilized under Louis XIV
- revokes the Edict of Nantes
- court life highly structured and opulent
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French Exploration and Profit
-France re-esablished as most powerful European country, until 1769.
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Cardinal Richelieu
he advanced the French Culture and help established French Academy 1635
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Cardinal Mazarin
Italian, replaced Richelieu when he died, strong influence over Louis XIV, only 5yrs when he becomes king)
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How did French Professional Theatre evolve?
Out of Medieval Plays
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What formed for the production of plays?
trade guilds and associations
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Simultaneous Staging
is when theatre move inside
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Juev du Paumes
adapt/renovate "hotels" and indoor tennis court
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You should know the theatre driven by the court...
...also performances at royal palaces.
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Frech theatre adopt and adheres...
to the neoclassical ideals.
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French revamped what after the Italians?
Physical Theatre and Scenic Design
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Commedia Troupes
perform throughout France (Italian Influence)
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Neoclassical Ideals
- Decorum
- Verisimilitude
- The Unities
- Genre Rule
- No deus ex machina
- No Soliloquy
- Alexandrine Line
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Decorum
dramatic characters should behave in ways based on their age, profession, sex, rank, and the like. each character should follow this set behavior.
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Verisimilitude
all drama was to be "true to life"
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The Unities
- Time
- Place
- Action
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Unity of Time
required that the dramatic action in a play should not exceed the 24 hour rule.
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Unity of Place
restricted the action of a play to one locale.
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Unity of Action
required on central story (no-sub-plots)
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Genre Rule
Comedy and Tragedy, should not mixed.
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Why shouldn't Tragedy and Comedy shouldn't be mixed?
Tragedy dealt with royalty and Comedy dealt with common people
Comedy must resolve happily Tragedy most resolve calamitously.
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No Soliloquy
Add character known as "confidant"
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Drama was to be what?
Teach a Moral Lesson
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Alexandrine Line
12 syllables- 6 and 6 rhyming couplets
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Physical Theatre under Neoclassical Rules
Prior to this Medieval Influence
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Scenic
Simple/ Single Locale/ Generic in Detail (Neo)
| Italian Style .w/ Wings, Borders, Back-scenes
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Auditorium and Stage resembled what?
Italian Design
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French Playwrights
- Alexander Handy
- Pierre Corneille
- Jean Racine
- Moliere
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-Alexander Handy
(1572-1632)
- wrote all genres
- claimed 500 plays
- teamed with Valleran Le Conte to form "The Kings Players"
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Pierre Corneille
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1606-1684 "The Cid"
Middle Class, well educated, studied law, civil servant job
First play "Melite" a comedy
"Lid Cid" huge success but big problems
Accepted neoclassic rules
Simple Characters, complex plot
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Pir
kj
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Moliere
(Jean-Baptiste Poquelin)
1622-1673
"Tartuffe"
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The French Academy
1635
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Commedia Troupes performed where?
Paris and French Cities
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Catherine de Medici
equals to Intermezzi and Masques
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Hotel de Bourgogne
- Built by the Confrerie de la Passion- Religious
| - Group/Religious Plays
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Theatre du Marais 1634
The French tennis court style
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Palais Royal
brought by Torelli
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Comedie Francaise
1650 Government Support French National Theatre
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Acting Troupes
(10-15 member 1650)
- organized by share plan
- Included Women
- Democratic Organization
- Plays Selected by Vote of Troupe
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What happen after Moliere death?
order merging of 5 different theatre companies
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Cromwell
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Dies 1658 (son unable to keep control)
Charles II living in France resorted to the thrown Restoration Period
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The Glorious Revolution
bring in William and Mary as king and queen
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Theatre Disolved when?
Puritans Close Theatre's 1642
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Drolls
During the Commonwealth "Drolls" performed in private homes, music spectacles with acting and scenery, but still threat of arrest
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Charles II
Restored theatre activity grants patents/license retuning nobles and upper class embrace theater as their own pursuit of pleasure
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William Davenant
Dukes Men
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William Killigrew
King Men
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Licensing Act of 1737
due to violation of patents, restores monopoly to 1660 patents by Parliament
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What are the Theatres in London allowed to produce drama? (Licensing Act Loosened)
- Drury Lane
- Covent Garden
- Later Haymarket Theatre (Summer)
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Genre/Forms of English Theatre
- Heroic Tragedy
- Love & Horror
- Restoration Tragedy
- Comedies of Intrigue
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What was the famous genre of all Restoration?
High Comedy
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Stock Type Characters
name sums up the roll
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Leading Actor
serves as the managers of Theatrical trope and also theatrical businessmen/women
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Actors Possessed Parts
- Repertory System
- Playwright
- Women allowed on Stage
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Playwright
- fixed salaries
- benefits
- no royalties
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Famous Actors of England 16-1700's
- Thomas Betterton
- Collie Cibber
- Nell Gwynn
- Anne Bracegridle
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Playwrights of England late 1600
- John Dryden
- Aphra Behn
- William Wycherly
- William Congreve
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Playwrights of England early 1700
- Susana Centivre
| - George Farquhar
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What was French physical theatre?
new construction and renovations incorporating Italianate features.
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Italian influence the French how?
- wings
- shutters
- boarders
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Wing and Groove system used more by the who?
English
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Neoclassic Influences
- Unity of Place/Unit Set
- Large space downstage of Proscenium
- Proscenium Doors
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Audience
- Upper Class (sit
| - Young Gallants
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Jeremy Collier
idk
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What was the first know theatrical Performance in the USA?
Williamsburg,VA
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Where and when was first and second theatre?
1st in 1716
2nd 1751
In Williamsburg, Va
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Great Awakening
a religious revival, services provided entertainment
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English Touring Companies
idk
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Lewis Hallam Family
idk
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Robert Munford
1770-1771 written, based on British Comedy of Manners
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Ralpho
is the first African American character in a play
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What happens to theatre's after the American Revolution begins?
Congress forbids theatrical activities
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Early Revolutionary plays
not professionally performed
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Who wrote "The Battle of Bunker Hill"?
1776 Hugh Brackenridge
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"The Fall of British Tyranny"
1776 Leacock
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Post American Revolution
1781, Battle of Yorktown
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Peace Treaty, 1784
1784 Peace Treaty
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John D. Burke
wrote 7 historical epics
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Bostan finally lifts banned on theatre
1793
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Kentucky Circuit
Samuel Drake
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Chicago first theatre was when?
first professional theatre in 1833
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NYC takes over Philly as...
...center of theatre
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In NYC the build theatre's able what?
seat more people
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M. Edwin Forrest
- 1806-1872
- start in nyc
- authentic style of acting
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Industrial Revolutions
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Factories Developments
Urbanization
Tech Advances
Robert Morse Telegraph
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Rise of Nationalism
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War of Independence
Latin America
Greece
Germany
Italy
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Adam Smith
The wealth nation
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Karl Max
1818-1883
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Darwin
Theory of evolution
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Theatre in the 19th Century
Popular Theatre and Entertianment/ Escapist Drama
Audience
Theatre Riots
Nationalism
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American Theatric Genre/Forms
Romanticism, Philosophical and Literary Movement
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Melodrama
Popular in 19th century, song drama, music refers to background music
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Qualities of Melodrama
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Strict Moral Judgment
Good Rewarded
Heroes and Heroines
Villains
Good vs Bad Character
Recognized Stock Character
Climatic Moments
Visual Effects
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American Physical Theatre and Scenic Elements
More Spectators
Tradition Proscenium Arch
Diminish in size (Box Set)
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American Technological Advances scenic and lighting?
Scenically: revolving stages, elevator stages, treadmills, local color
Lighting: gas lighting
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La Carmerata Academey
La Carmerata Academy is the study of Greek Chorus and Intermezzi
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3 Unities
Unity of action
Unity of time
Unity of place
