Theatre History 1.5

Which touring actress was influential in gaining acceptance for women on stage

Isabella Andreini

Who wrote the controversial play, Le Cid?

Pierre Cornielle

Characteristics of Cornielle's writing?

Simple characters, complex plots; death before dishonor

Who organized the Academie Francaise to rule on Le Cid?

Cardinal Richelieu

Which monarch acted in Moliere's plays and was important during the controversy over Tartuffe?

Louis XIV, the Sun King

Who is regarded as the best writer of French Neoclassical tragedy?

Racine

What sets the action of Racine's Phaedre in motion?

The death of Theseus

What is considered the first full expression of the ballet de cour?

The Ballet Comique de la Reyne

Which female actor signed a contract with a French provincial company in 1545?

Marie Fairet

The theatres were closed in England from 1642-1660 by...?

The Puritans

What are the characteristics of Restoration Comedy?

Often focusing on sexual seduction among an amoral upper class, it is cleverness, not virtue, which determines who is rewarded.

Who was probably a spy for Charles II against the Dutch, and also wrote several plays including The Rover?

Aphra Behn

Whose theatre competed with William Davenant's?

Thomas Killigrew

What was the most popular form of theatrical entertainment in England in the years following 1723?

Pantomime

Which playwright is associated with Sentimental Comedy?

Richard Steele

How were English theatre companies run in the 1700s?

The actor-manager system, whereby the lead actor chose the repertory and was responsible for staging the plays.

How many versions of Tartuffe were there?

3

Who was the designer hired be Garrick to unify design?

DeLoutherbourg tried to unify design and used non-symmetrical sets.

Which playwright is associated with Domestic Tragedy?

George Lillo

Which playwright is associated with Laughing Comedy?

Oliver Goldsmith