Exam review part 3

Question 1

Who was Joseph Jefferson the 3rd?

Answer 1

He was the most beloved actor in history

Question 2

Who was Ripvan Winkle?

Answer 2

Joseph Jefferson the 3rd?

Question 3

How many performances of ripvan winkle did Joseph Jefferson The 3rd do?

Answer 3

2500

Question 4

When did Joseph Jefferson The Third die?

Answer 4

1881

Question 5

What was Lotta Crabtree called?

Answer 5

A specialist.

Question 6

What is a specialist?

Answer 6

Someone who can sing, dance, and act.

Question 7

What were the British blondes?

Answer 7

A burlesque troop from England.

Question 8

What is a burlesque troop?

Answer 8

It was a leg show and they would turn a classical story and rewrote it to make it funny.

Question 9

Who was the leader of the British blondes?

Answer 9

Lydia Thompson.

Question 10

How was the theater changing in the 1880s?

Answer 10

Electric lighting and historical accuracy.

Question 11

What is a regisseur?

Answer 11

Producing director

Question 12

When did the Regisseur become popular?

Answer 12

In the 1870s

Question 13

What did Augustine Day do?

Answer 13

He did away with the typical lines. He casted how he wanted.

Question 14

Who was Augustin Daly?

Answer 14

A regisseur.

Question 15

Who did Frank Mayo play?

Answer 15

Davy Crockett

Question 16

What kind of stock character did frank Mayo give us?

Answer 16

Natures Nobleman

Question 17

What were characteristics of Nature’s Nobleman

Answer 17

Friendly,nice,good Cowboy, stook up for the little guy.

Question 18

What was Steele Mackaye?

Answer 18

A regisseur

Question 19

What was the name of the theater that Steele Mackaye started?

Answer 19

Madison Square Theater

Question 20

What made the Madison square theater so famous?

Answer 20

It had an elevator stage

Question 21

What kind of acting did Steele Mackaye bring back to America?

Answer 21

The Delsart Theory of Acting

Question 22

What school did Steele Mackaye start?

Answer 22

The Lyceum school of acting

Question 23

Why was the Lyceum school of acting, made by Steele Mackaye, so important?

Answer 23

It was the first formal acting school

Question 24

What is the modern name for the Lyceum school of acting, made by Steele Mackaye?

Answer 24

AADA

Question 25

What was the form of theater that truly had its roots in America?

Answer 25

The Minstrel Show

Question 26

When was the Minstrel show made and when did it become popular?

Answer 26

It was made in the early 1800s and In 1920 it became popular

Question 27

What was a minstrel show?

Answer 27

White guys in black face telling jokes and singing

Question 28

Who was the Interlocketer?

Answer 28

The mc of the minstrel show

Question 29

Who were the end men?

Answer 29

The comedic people

Question 30

How many people died and how many people were injured in the Iroquois theater fire?

Answer 30

602 people died and 250 people injured

Question 31

Where and when did the Iroquois Theatre Fire?

Answer 31

In 1903 in Chicago

Question 32

How did the Iroquois theater fire start?

Answer 32

The electrics on the Batton started the fire.

Question 33

Why didn’t James O’Neil become the greatest actor of the 19th century?

Answer 33

Because he played in the Count of Montecristo and decided to play this role for the rest of his career

Question 34

Who is Eugene O’Neill

Answer 34

James O’Neill son and is considered to be the best playwright in American history

Question 35

Who were the first great acting duo?

Answer 35

Ada Rehan and John Drew

Question 36

Who were the Syndicate?

Answer 36

5 guys who made an monopoly on American theater

Question 37

What happened if you decided to not agree with the syndicate?

Answer 37

They Black Balled you

Question 38

What was David Belasco?

Answer 38

A regisseur

Question 39

What did David Belasco love?

Answer 39

Realistic Scenery

Question 40

What did David Belasco define?

Answer 40

The modern stage manager

Question 41

What was David Belasco known as?

Answer 41

The star maker

Question 42

What was Zara about?

Answer 42

A melodramatic play to show people into the backstage life of actors

Question 43

Who got famous from Zaza?

Answer 43

Mrs.Leslie Carter

Question 44

Who was Julia Marlowe?

Answer 44

She’s considered to be the greatest female Shakespearean actor in the 20th century

Question 45

Why was the New theatre made?

Answer 45

It dedicated to the arts

Question 46

How long did the New Theatre last?

Answer 46

2years because they could not afford it