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The Spanish Tragedy
A play by Thomas Kyd, written around 1587 that incorporated devices that had come to the forefront during the sixteenth century, such as episodic structure, ghosts, soliloquies, and the theme of revenge. The material later influence Shakespeare and his colleagues.
The Siege of Rhodes
A play by William Davenant, written around 1656 that featured a proscenium arch and a wing-and-shutter settinga stage arrangement that represented a clear departure from the platform stage of Shakespeare’s day
Master of Revels
The Master of Revels, deputy to the Lord Chamberlain, headed the Revels Office, the department of the royal household responsible for the coordination of theatrical entertainment at court and the issuing of licenses to theatrical companies and plays
Ben Jonson
A playwright of the masque form that stopped writing in this form in the 1630s as he felt the elaborate scenic trappings overshadowed literary contributions to the show.
William Davenant
A leader of Restoration Theatre along iwth Thomas Killigrew who lived from 1606 to 1668 and added to theatre key elements of Restoration Theatre
Drolls
In seventeenth-century England, short dramas that were either excerpts from or condensations of longer plays. Drolls were presented during the Commonwealth and at the beginning of the Restoration.
Aphra Behn
A female playwright that wrote as part of Restoration theatre (approx. 1660) that incorporated much of her life in her writings.
Thomas Kyd
(1588-1592) wrote plays based on Roman models, introducing medieval elements that paved the way for Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
A playwright that refined the aspect of a struggle between good and bad forces for the soul of the main character
Indigo Jones
A court architect and designer (around 1600) for James I and Charles I who brought temporary proscenium arches, raised stages, flying machinery etc. to the theatre. His productions were mostly Court Masque.
Boy Companies
Comanies consisting of boys that did choir performances and occasionally plays, often taking part in pageants at court during the reign of Henry VIII (approx. 1516)
The Neoclassical Rules
Rules that came about approx. 1620 establishing standards in theatre regarding dramaturgy, the way plays are, stagecraft and the ways productions are mounted/designed.
Thomas Killigrew
A playwright that lived from 1612 to 1683 and worked with William Davenant to shape Restoration Theatre.
Royal Patents
Licenses (called patents) issued to Davenant and Killigrew by Charles II which resulted in their plays monopolizing London theatre. The reason for these patents was to limit dramatic subject matter to and restrict the presentation of Drama to the Drury Lane and Convent Garden theatres.
Nell Gwynn
AKA Eleanor Gwynn, a Restoration actress, singer and dancer from her stage debut in 1664. She was unlike other Restoration actresses that were simply a novelty at this time and focused on making actresses in this time more reputable in society
