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Fulgens + Lucrese
Medieval, play, interlude begins with two narrators introducing play, sit and watch play, narrators get involved
Ralph Roister Doister
Renaissance Play, school play, farce, written by UDALL, 5 acts, braggart royalty figure, classical based
Gammer Gurton's Needle
Renaissance, play, school plays, farce, written by Mr. S, 5 acts, classical based
Gorboduc
Rennaissance, play, tragedy in blank verse, written by Sackville and Norton lawyers, 5 acts, inns of court (law schools), chorus
Dumb Show
Elizabethan, mimetic, way of telling story in short period of time, sometimes dream, lots of action happens three times, silent
The Theater
Elizabethan, built outside of city limits of London, built by Burbage, first permanent theater,
Master of Revels
Elizabethan, in charge of choosing what art groups come to court
Sententiae
Elizabethan, popular advice sayings, quotable
Professional acting companies
Elizabethan, needed noble patronage or you are a vagabond and can be arrrested
Cycles
Elizabethan, Elizabeth outlawed ccle plays because she was protestant and they were catholic
Kyd
Elizabethan, playwright, wrote The Spanish Tragedy, roommate of marlowe, got in trouble accused of atheism, tortured, blamed marlowe
Marlowe
Elizabethan, playwright, wrote tamburlaine I & II Doctor Faustus, Edward II, very popular,
Tamburlaine
Elizabethan, play, written by Marlowe, prose, rhyme, blank verse, rise and fall tragedy
Edward II
Elizabethan, play, written by Marlowe, King shouldn't be king, gives into vices, death is staged
Doctor Faustus
Elizabethan, play, written by Marlowe, based on rel person, medieval story
Lily
Elizabethan, playwright, wrote pastoral comedies and tragicomedies, wrote Gallathea strange yet fun, linguistic style is unique from this time
Gallathea
Elizabethan, play, written by Lily, young beautiful virgin sacrificed to gods annually, 2 parents dress girls as boys and send them into forest, they vall in love and venus turns one into boy
Johnson
Elizabethan, playwright, went to jail for killing actor, wrote Valpone (thiefs stealing as much as they can, moral people getting repeatedly punished
Richard Burbage
Elizabethan, famous actor, built The Theater and Globe Theater, Leicester's men troupe founder
Red Lion
Elizabethan, name we have for earliest theater from this period
Shakespeare plays
Shakespeare, 5 acts, boys played female roles,
Traps and Reveals
Shakespeare, used for staging
Householder
Shakespeare was one, held stock in the theater
Hired men
Shakespeare, paid to preform
Phillip Henslow
Elizabethan, Financial backer for play companies, important because of his documentation
Edward Alleyn
Elizabethan, actor, incredibly popular
Edmund Tilney
Elizabethan, Master of Revels
Quarto, Folio
Elizabethan, cheap version of plays printed on 1/4 of page or 1/2 of page
Libertie
Elizabethan, areas within the London borders that were exempt from London laws, Blackfriar theater
Private Theaters
Elizabethan, Blackfriar theater, more expensive theaters
John Northbrook
Elizabethan, against theater, vice and prostitution
Stephen Gosson
Elizabethan, originally a playwright, turned anti-theater, vice and prostitution
Sir. Philip Sidney
Elizabethan, wrote for theater, seeing vices shows us what not to do
John Webster
Jacobean, playwright, wrote tragedy, wrote The White Devil (many affairs, dumb show, violence) wrote Duchess of Malfi (final bloodbath)
John Fletcher
Jacobean, playwright, wrote tragicomedy
Francis Beaumont
Jacobean, playwright, wrote tragicomedy, wrote knight of the burning pestle
John Marston
Jacobean, playwright, wrote the Malcontent and Antonio's Revenge
Cyril Tourner
Jacobean, playwright, wrote the atheists tragedy, could have written the revenger's tragedy (horror, filled with corruptness and violence)
Thomas Middleton
Jacobean, playwright, wrote Chaste Maid in cheapside (city comedy, sex) Women beware women (violent tragedy) Changeling (written with William Rowly, violent tragedy)
John Ford
Caroline, playwright, wrote tis pity she's a whore (incest with bro because they are the only moral people, bloody ending, violent tragedy)
Court Masques
Caroline, performances done in elaborate costumes and stagin, done for the nobility and the court, known for spectacle, often mythical and allegorical
Ben Johnson
Caroline, playwright for court masques, quit when he wasn't taken seriously
Indigo Jones
Caroline, set and costume designer for the court masques, brought Italian scenery to England
Theocracy
Golden age, Spain, when the government and religion are the same
Moors
Golden age, Spain, Driven out of Spain during the inquisition
Autos Sacrementales
Golden age, Spain, "sacred acts",plays written by the public, when playwrights became prevalent they wrote these, religious, these religious plays continued unlike the rest of the world
Lope De Vega
Golden age, Spain, playwright, biggest name, wrote 300 plays and credited with 800, write The king the greatest alcade, often rape, proactive females
Lope De Rueda
Golden age, Spain, playwright, troupe master, wrote The Mask, carved the way, actor that made Comedia famous, 3 acts
Commedia Del Arte troupes
Golden age, Spain, popular in Spain
Pasos
Golden age, Spain, Commedia Del Arte, farse
Cervantes
Golden age, Spain, playwright, wrote Don Quixote, talks on playwrights and plays of that time
Tirso De Molina
Golden age, Spain, playwright, wrote Don Juan and Youthful Adventures of Cid
Comedia Plays
Golden age, Spain, 3 act standard, interludes interrupt play, love honor aka cape and sword, tragicomedy, poetic justice at the end
Code of Honor
Golden age, Spain, rulebook over what is right and wrong, usually dealing with class and gender rules
Calderon De La Barca
Golden age, Spain, playwright, wrote Life is a Dream and The Constant Prince
Companies, actors, and playwrights
Golden age, Spain, infamous, denied sacrements, didn't control spaces, companies needed to be licensed, actors paid better than playwrights
Patio
Golden age, Spain, staging, main level
Almagro
Golden age, Spain, staging, town, small theater, last one built, torn apart except for the main structure
Cazuela
Golden age, Spain, staging, woman's area, guarded by a man, near the back of the theater
Aposentos
Golden age, Spain, staging, boxes, cost more than patio, often for families
Gratas
Golden age, Spain, staging, bench seating
Richelieu Medici
French classicism, Defacto head of state, family brought Italian aesthetic and stagin
Pleiade
French classicism, took it upon themselves to create neoclassical plays in an academic setting
Ettiene Jodelle
French classicism, first playwright in France that wrote in a classical style
Confrerie De La Passion
French classicism, brotherhood of passion acting troupe
Hotel De Bourgoghe
French classicism, Le Conte rents this as a theater, first permanent theater structure thus had a monopoly
Alexander Hardy
French classicism, playwright, violence onstage, some neoclassicism, started with tragicomedy but more mixed forms were more popular so switched
Valleron Le Conte
French classicism, first actor and manager of The Kings Players troupe
Parterre
French classicism, staging, people's pit, first floor area
Loge
French classicism, staging, box, divisions of galleries
Farceurs
French classicism, intentionally amusing comic types, farce players, stock characters
Tennis Courts
French classicism, converted into theater spaces
Theater Du Marais
French classicism, first permanent tennis court conversion
Pierre Corneille
French classicism, playwright, wrote The Cid (based on historical figure that fought the moors, hugely popular still, and because of it's popularity people began sitting on stage) also wrote the Illusion (play within a play, mixed tone) and Andromeda (machine play)
Academie Francaise
French classicism, French academy, protectors of the French language, keep France French, was asked to answer whether the Cid was following the rules of neoclassicism said it was improbable and excessive
Racine
French classicism, playwright, wrote Phaedra (complex characters and simple action) very classical, still hugely popular, French Shakespeare, poet of the stage
Palais a Volonte
French classicism, staging, one set that encompasses all settings in a play, very general, unity of place, idea
Salle Du Petit Burbon
French classicism, court theater, chariot and pole system and proscenium were installed later
Palais Cardinal
French classicism, royal, built by cardinal Richelieu, first proscenium arch, so influential prosceniums were installed in most other theaters
Hall of Machines
French classicism, largest theater in all of Europe
Mazzerine
French classicism, Italian cardinal after Richelieu
Restoration
Restoration England, the restoration of monarchy, brought Charles II back
Drolls
Restoration England, short versions of full length plays, done in regular theater spaces when environment was safe enough to do them
Davenant
Restoration England, playwright wrote Siege of Rhodes (called first opera, done on private property, first time English actresses on stage, first time proscenium arch and italianate scenery on stage)
Killigrew
Restoration England, formed King's Company, older more experienced actor
Dryden
Restoration England, playwright, tragedy, wrote All for Love, neoclassicized Anthony and Cleopatra
Restoration Comedy
Restoration England, there were still a lot of tragedies but don't hold up today as well
Nahum Tate
Restoration England, playwright, rewrote Shakespeare's plays to make them better because the tastes had changed, sanitized, regularized
William Wycherly
Restoration England, playwright, wrote The country wife (spreads a rumor he has syphilis and is impotent, sexes is friends and enemies wives
Duke's Company
Restoration England, formed by Davenant, younger actors, more successful killigrew, merged with King's company
George Etherege
Restoration England, playwright, wrote The man of Mode (match making, marriages, influential because it has fop character)
William Congreve
Restoration England, playwright, wrote The Way of the World, cited as the last restoration comedy, poetic justice, witty, about society
Breeches roles
Restoration England, women cross dressing wearing male apparel, alluring to see women in pants
Rake
Restoration England, character of dubious moral standing, lies to get women, sexual liaisons, irresponsible financially, rarely punished
Fop
Restoration England, character, overly concerned with appearance/style/clothing, dim witted, object of ridicule
Eleanor (Nell) Gwynn
Restoration England, famous actress, known more for offstage life ie rags to riches, respectable in comedies, terrible in serious plays
Thomas Betterton
Restoration England, actor with Duke's company, single greatest actor of this time, detail, discipline, oratorical style
Drury Lane
Restoration England, The theater royal, king's company, stood on same ground various reincarnations, drawings
Anne Bracegirdle
Restoration England, famous actress, virtuous,
Jeremy Collier
Restoration England, wrighter, controversial, influential, wrote A short view of immorality and profaneness on the English stage (attack on restoration drama, provoked debate)
Dorset Garden
Restoration England, theater, don't know much
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Restoration England, theater, don't know much
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Moliere)
French Classicism, born into artisan family, educated, actor, writer, not initially successful, joined Illustre Teatro acting company
Illustre Teatro
French Classicism, acting company, Moliere joined, Bejart family, gone for 15 years then took Paris by storm, king supports
Madeleine Bejart
French Classicism, actor, older sister
Armande Bejart
French Classicism, actor, younger sister, married Moliere,
Alexandrines
French Classicism, 12 beat rhymed couplets
Comedie Ballet
French Classicism, commissioned, for royal audiences
Comedie-Francaise
French Classicism, 1st national theater EVER, seen as House of Moliere, theater supported by government as face of country, still exists
Societaires
French Classicism, shareholders, provided their own costumes
Pensionnaires
French Classicism, Comedie-Francaise contracted/hired in players
school for wives/husbands
French Classicism, play, written by Moliere, comedy of manners, afraid of being cuckolded so locks young wife away she eventually outwits him
Bourgeois Gentleman
French Classicism, play, written by Moliere, has commedie ballet at end
Misanthrope
French Classicism, play, written by Moliere, one of his most famous/produced, guy who hates people, long lived
Imaginary Invalid aka Hypochondriac
French Classicism, play, written by Moliere, final play, played this role, ends with Comedie Ballet
Doctor-in-spite-of-himself
French Classicism, play, written by Moliere, influenced by commedia, lazzi aka comedic bits
Scapin
French Classicism, play, written by Moliere, influenced by commedia, scoundrel character, stock types