PPT-19 th Century American Theatre

18001915 American theatre starting to develop its own flavor up to this time borrowed from English theatre early drama sparse the church controlled events theatre was viewed as sinful. Advanced Theatre. Background to the Theatre. Roman History. . Rome – in 753 B.C. was a town dominated by Etruria, North of Rome. In 509 B.C., the Etruscan (from Etruria) ruler was expelled, and Rome became a republic (just as Athens became a democracy).. A Brief History – Part 1 . Early Influences. Early Influences - . English ballad opera.  . The Beggar’s Opera. . – 1728; . Flora. – 1735 . No historical scenery . or. costumes. Spoken . play with preexisting popular songs amid . A Brief History – Part 1 . Early Influences. Early Influences - . English ballad opera.  . The Beggar’s Opera. . – 1728; . Flora. – 1735 . No historical scenery . or. costumes. Spoken . play with preexisting popular songs amid . A Brief History – Part 1 . Early Influences. What is Musical Theatre?. mu·si·cal. . the·a·ter. . noun: musical theatre is a genre of drama in which singing and dancing play an essential . part. th. century to the 21. st. century. By Danielle Issa . 20. th. Century . Theatre is an art form and was preformed in various places during the early 20th century. . Burlesque. Vaudeville . Musical Theatre was also advancing; a subdivision of theatre still used today. . vs.. ludi . circenses. ludi Romani. ludi plebii. ludi Apollinares. . ludi Megalenses. . ludi florales. Fabula. Fabula praetexta. Mime. Pantomime. Atellan farce. Cytheris. Laberius. T. essera. Nero’s . Early American Drama. The American . Company, managed . by David . Douglass. ,. . was the first professional company to produce plays in the American colonies. .. The first . production was . The Prince of Parthia. Week 15. [Part 1]. Introduction to Theatre. College of the Desert. Realism. Realism in the last half of the 19th-century began as an experiment to make theater more useful to society. . The . mainstream theatre from 1859 to 1900 was still bound up in melodramas, spectacle plays (disasters, etc.), comic operas, and vaudevilles. How did theatre, as we know it, come to be?. Greek Theatre. Rooted in Dionysian hymns -in honor of DIONYSUS, god . of . wine and fertility. . Play festivals were so popular entire towns would shut down for days! Local houses would sponsor plays for competition. . American Dramatists of the Mid-20. th. Century. Eugene O’Neill . and. . 20. th. Century Drama. An international drama. During the 20th century (especially after World War I) Western drama became more unified and less the product of separate national literary traditions. . This was a unit of the government funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which was established to combat unemployment.. Headed by Hallie Flanagan Davis, at its peak it employed 10,000 people in 40 states.. What is the relationship between a society, a culture or a historical time period and its Theatre?. In what ways can Theatre reflect life?. What are some ways to tell from which historical time period a play originates?. By: Elizabeth Comtois. Ms. . Munley’s. 2. nd. Period. European Theatre in The . middle . ages. After . the fall of the Roman Empire, small nomadic bands traveled around performing wherever there was an audience. They consisted of storytellers, jesters, jugglers and many other performers. . And Realism in ‘A . D. oll’s House’ by Henrik . I. bsen. GREEK THEATRE. (From 7. th. Century B.C.E). Greek theatre was created to celebrate religious festivals.. A chorus was used to either sing or chant the script..