theatre history exam 2

Henrik Ibsen

father of modern drama, wrote A Doll’s House

sentimentalism

18th century philosophy that emphasized humanity’s innate goodness

The Sun King

nickname of Louis XIV

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

influential melodrama by Harriet Beecher Stowe

autos sacramentales

Spanish religious plays written by Pedro Calderon de la Barca

corrales

Spanish courtyard-style public theatres

Inigo Jones

scenic and costume designer for court masques (painting, machinery, costumes)

38

number of plays Shakespeare wrote

Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright known for originating the “cape and sword play”

The Lord Admiral’s Men

acting troupe led by Philip Henslowe with leading actor Edward Alleyn

Richard Burbage

best-known actor of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Thomas Kyd

playwright of The Spanish Tragedy, the most popular play of the Elizabethan era

The Golden Age of theatre and drama

reign of Elizabeth I

The First Folio

1623 publication of Shakespeare’s plays

Commedia dell’arte

style of theatre known for improvisation, lazzi, and stock characters

The sun

what illuminated theatres from 1576-1642

The Country Wife

Restoration “Comedy of Manners” play written by William Wycherley

The Rover

Restoration “Comedy of Intrigue” play written by Aphra Benn

Comédie-Française

oldest active theatre company in the world

Greek and Roman theatre

theatrical traditions that influenced neoclassical dramatic theory

John Dryden

Restoration tragic playwright

William Wycherly and William Congreve

Restoration “Comedy of Manners” playwrights

Proscenium arch

preferred during Restoration era