Theatre History 2 Exam 2
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- Siege of Rhodes
- Presented by Davenant First english opera Changeable scenery - italian influence Had women in it (OMGAAH!)
- William Davenant
- D - For Duke's Company Put on musicals in house Goes to France to get license from Charles II had monopoly over England with Killigrew Duke was Charles' brother
- Thomas Killigrew
- K = for King's company hung out with royals in France sucks at his job - bad manager, financial mess at Drury Lane wrote tadgicomdies
- John Dryden
- one of the biggest playwrights - the book sucks wrote tragedies and comedies - most famous for tragedies All For Love - Restoration tragedies wrote in all styles
- Thomas Betterton
- actor and manager started with Duke's Company after Davenant dies he takes over the Duke's Company -- combined into United Company leaves United Company at Drury Lane Betterton leads revolt against Christopher Rich and go back to Lincoln's Inn Fields petitioned Lord Chamberlain to get license for LIF retires because theatre is falling apart $$$ performed in her first play and The Rover
- Lincoln's Inn Fields (LIF)
- aka the "Duke's Playhouse" converted tennis court original home of Duke's Company built in 1661 smaller -- DC left later because it was too small, moves to Dorset Betterton came back to it later
- Drury Lane
- originally called Theatre Royal burned down in 1672 - rebuilt - bankrupt - almost bankrupt - burns down - rebuilt - still exists today home of King's Company until it went bankrupt in 1676 - Killigrew sucks at his job 1682 - Betterton re-opens it with the United Company
- Dorset Garden
- Duke's Company moved here with Betterton BEFORE United Company torn down in 1709
- Aphra Behn
- first noted female playwright to make a living out of it 1677 The Rover - biggest play (around same time as Pheadre) wrote novels, plays, also a spy Comedy of Intrigue - romance, adventure, and conspiracy her plays were bawdy feminist, paved the way for others friends with John Dryden Thomas Betterton - performed in her first play and The Rover
- William Wycherley
- wrote The Country Wife - 1675 spent time in France influenced by Moliere had a little money - land commenting on the people around him - he is from the upper class father = mega anti-Puritan - looser background, more relaxed more brash in his language - famous for double entendres, very sexual plot structures are more complicated doesn't always use the same stock characters
- Nell Gwynn
- slumming it selling oranges at Drury Lane discovered by Charles Hart - at 14 she became an apprentice works her way up sleeps around specialty was breeches roles catches eye of Charles II at age 19 -have 2 kids (boys) -retires at age 21 -dies at age 37 played her cards right - always taken care of when Charles II died he told James II to take care of her
- William Congreve
- The Way of the World the play flopped because times and mindsets were changing good ppl = rewarded bad ppl = punished
- Jeremy Collier
- 'A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage' ASVIPES 1698 wrote literature about how the English stage is bad and doesn't follow neoclassicism
- The Female Wits
- came after Aphra Behn's death - built upon her work helped each other their name comes from a play making fun of them Manly - over the top, most ridiculed, pornographic they were sluts - according to Mickey
- Heroic Tragedy
- love and honor overblown and unrelatable everyone ends up being okay exotic locations
- Restoration Tragedy
- simple subplots 24 hoursish many different places (if you could logically get to these places in 24 hoursish)
- English Opera
- spoken word and sung popular The Siege of Rhodes - presented by Davenant
- Comedy of Humor
- one trait or flaw that overpowers everything else
- Farce
- ridiculous situational comedy
- Comedy of Intrigue
- exploits of romance, adventure, and conspiracy complicated plots The Rover - Aphra Behn
- Comedy of Manners
- satire gossip adultery sexcapades witter banter fashion arranged marriages influenced by Moliere making fun of upper class The Country Wife - William Wycherley