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Quiz answers (183 cards)
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What is the factor that led to didero’s invention of drame
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the intrested of the burgouise who wanted simple stories
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Name another enlightenment philosopher and his connection to theater
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Beaumarchais: wrote the barber of Seville
Voltair: wrote 56 plays, satirical
Diderot the encyclopedia and invented le drame
jean-Jacques Rousseau: precursor to the natural man, noble savage
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Carolina Neubar
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actress, head of strolling players. tried to rid stage of hans wurst
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Gotthold Lessing
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first dramaturge, worked with the Hamburg national theater
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Beaumarchea
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french author, pre-revolutionary plays: barber of Seville, marriage of figaro
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A. W. Shlegel
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important translator of Shakespeare into german
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Name of the (German / English) of the German literary movement that paved the way for Romanticism
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Sturm und Drang
Storm and stress
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Who wrote Goetz von Berlichingen and also the sorrows of young werther
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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Weirmar
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a court where Goethe worked as first minister court smart guy and theater artistic director
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Weltschmerz
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world feeling, world pain
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scene in faust were he gets his youth
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witches kitchen
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what was Faust about to do before he hears the bells of Easter moing
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drink poison
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magic feat did mephistos preform in aurbachs celler
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booz out the table
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what happened to Gretchen baby
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drowned it
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who wrote the robbers, Wilhelm tell
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Friedrich von schiller
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Mary Stuart name an action Mortimer takes
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kills himself to protect mary
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wear is the meeting between queen E. and Mary
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outside the castle on near the forst
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what did leicester do at the end
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he leaves the country
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who wrote the prince of homburg
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Heinrich von Kliest
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Schmiitz und glanz
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trash and glitter
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1st half of 19th century theater lighting
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gas light
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contribution of Ludwig Tieck
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figure out Elizabethan staging
wrote puss and boots
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Weimar
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disciplined acting and restrained production values
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Berlin
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opulent productions done done iffalnd
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Vienna
Balanced approach
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in prince of homburge what object is the prince making
a wreath
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most produced playwright and inventor of melodrama in 1800
August Kotzebue
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area outside of Paris in the 18th century where popular entertainment happened
Boulevard du Tempel
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pixerecourt
wrote child of mystery, and dog of montargis
| author of melodrama
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a parade
a teaser for a show done on a balcony
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french word paradise
top level of balcony seats in the theater
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Depurau
Baptist the clown, pantomime artist on the boulivard
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event that paved the way for acceptance of Romanticism in France
Preface to Cromwell by victor hugo
hernani victot hugo
essays on German culture by mme de stael
racine et Shakespeare stendhal
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talma
pre/post revolutionary actor who pioneered the historical costume
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ciceri
scenic designer at the boulevard
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mlle George
actress who became Neapolian's mistress
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mmd de Stael
writer of De l'Allemagne (about Germany)
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play by Victor Hugo that premiered at comedie francheis and had an opening night riot
Hernani
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manifesto of Romanticism which refers to the grotesque and sublime by victor hugo
The preface to Cromwell
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Jose de Larra
Wrote Macias, and articulos de costumbres
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Jose Zorrilla
don jon denorio
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Jose Echegarey
noble prize for literature in Spain, mathematician, and wrote el grand galeoto
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Frederic Lemaitre
began on the boulevard de temple, mocked his own character Robert macair
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Marie Taglioni
romantic ballet and pairs opera first person to dance on point
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comedia de magia
spectical driven plays with faeries and magic
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costumbrismo
Spanish for customs and folk culture
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modernismo
art neueaux
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Dizady
polish holiday of forfathers
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racheal
realistic acress
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Fernandez de moratin
wrote el si de las ninas, when a girl says yes
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Wojcieich boguslawski
father of polish theater, made acting respectable
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wrote forefathers eve
Adam Mickiewicz
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why were three great polish dramas not produced in Poland in romantic periode
because the writers were in exile in france
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fact about polish history
3 partitions. where austria, russia, and prussia took some of poland
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Tzar alexi
rewarded father Gregory for staging bible story
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cathrine the great
corresponded with french philosophers and wrote plays
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count sheremetyev
loved zhemchugova (pearl)
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d.i. fonvizin
wrote the minor
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a.s. Griboyedov
diplomat who wrote wit works woe
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fyodor volkov
kid from yaroslove who ran theater with sumarokov
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ostankino what, why important
summer palace of the sheremetyev family, palace could be converted to theater
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name two russian dramatists
Pushkin, lermontov
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plays by pushkin
boris godumov
| the stone guest
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plays by lermontov
Masqurade, othello like
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skomorokhi
travelling performers, sometimes with bears
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superfluous man
romantic hero, they have no place in society
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biebermeier
middle class man, an idyllic repersentation
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volksstuche
vienniese dialect theater folk plays
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ringstrasse
large roundabout were many theaters were build
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prince metternnich
proceeded over congress of vienna
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franc josph the first
reigned over austro-Hungarian empire for the later half of 19th century
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franc grillparzer
tried myth and history and fantasy but was always censored, king ottocar rise and fall
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ferdinand raimund
viennese fantasy plays, misanthrope and alpine king
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19th century Vienna fact
lots o' coffee shops and censorship
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popular Viennese play write who wrote the vehicle for himself the tallest man
Nestroy
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Johan Strauss II
Die Fledermause
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Franz Lehar
the merry widow
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Baron Haussmann
redesigned city of Paris and destroyed the boulevard de temple
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Adolphe Montigany
introduced box set to theater at the theater du gymnase
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play wighting forumar by scribe
piece bien faite (the well made play)
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writer of la dame aux camelias
Alexander Dumas fils
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demi-mondaine
fallen women or kept woman
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vaudeville
comedy with some music and singing
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peripetia
reversal of circumstances or the turning point
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qui pro quo
two ppl talking about two different things but think its the same thing
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piece bien faite
the well made play
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scene a faire
the scene that must be played
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piece a these
social problem play
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Age of Enlightenment
Age of Reason, Gentility, Rococo
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Bourgeoisie influence on theatre
sentimentality, moralizing and artistic blandness
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End of the 18th century and into the 19th century is characterized by
Boroque moving into Rococo
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Tragedy and Comedy gave way to
La drame
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Who was the diplomat the dominated the Congress of Vienna
Metternich
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August Schlegal
Translated Shakespeare into German. Do we care? No.
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What was the Romantic movement in Germany?
Storm and Stress (Strum und Drang)
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Who wrote "The Sorrow Of Young Worther", invented Weltschmerz, and wrote Faust?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Where did Johann Wolfgang von Goethe live?
Weinmar
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Weinmar Court Theatre was controlled/artistic directed by:
Goethe
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Who helped Goethe run the Weimar Court Theatre?
Schiller
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What play did we read by Schiller?
Maria Stewart
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What term did Goethe create?
Weltschmerz
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Who was Ludwig Tieck?
He was a playwright who wrote Puss in Boots and Blue Beard.
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Who was Karl Frederick Schlinkel
Designed sets and was a dramaturg
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Who wrote "The Prince of Homburg"
Heinrick Von Kleist
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"Schmutz und Glanz"
"Trash and Glitter" - The idea of The Grotesque and Sublime - Being attracted to the abstract
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August Frederick Ferdinand von Kotzbue
Most important playwright in Germany. He wrote melodramas. Wrote "Child of Love" and "The Spaniards in Peru".
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How did August Frederick Ferdinand von Kotzbue die?
He was killed by a student
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What happened on the Boulevard du Temple?
Pantomime, Vaudeville,
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Why were you not able to talk on the Boulevard du Temple?
Napoleon made it illegal
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What was the name of the group of theatres that were allowed in France during Napoleon's reign?
The Romans
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What kind of theatres were The Romans?
Comedie Française, Odeon, Opera, Opera-Comique
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Mlle George
Napoleon's favorite actress and mistress. Known for her booming voice.
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What other name was the Boulevard du Temple known for?
Boulevard of Crime
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What are parades?
Preview sketches out on balconies to entice the public to come see a show.
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Vaudeville
Comedy skit with music that is less than three acts
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What is The Parades
Top balcony at a theatre.
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Who wrote The Dog of Montargais? And became so popular that he was able to demand new scenery for each of his plays?
Rene Charles Pixerecourt
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Jean Gaspard Deburau
Batiste the sad clown
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Piere Ciceri
Scenic Designer at Opera and on The Boulevard
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Francois Talma
First actor to wear historically accurate costumes (He wore a toga). Had his debut at the Comedy Francais.
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Four stepping stones for the acceptance of Romanticism in France
"Preface to Cromwell" and "Hernani" by Victor Hugo. "About Germany" an essay by Madam De Stael and an essay by Stendhal on "Shakespeare and Resine"
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What is the phrase used in "Preface to Cromwell"
The Grotesque and Sublime
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Alexander Dumas pere
Wrote "Antony" - that rape-y play.
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Alexander Dumas fis
A. Dumas Pere's illegitimate children. He also wrote plays.
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What are four things that Victor Huge wrote?
"Preface to Cromwell", "Hernani", "Ruy Blas" and "Les Miserables"
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Frederick Lemaitre
Actor who wrote and played the title role in Robert McCare
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Rachel
Her realistic acting style was part of the reason why Romanticism ended and Realism began.
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George Sand
Woman pretending to be a man so that she was able to go to plays alone. She was a novelist, playwright and owned her own theatre. She left her husband and children to live a bohemian life in Paris.
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Marie Tagliomi
First ballet dancer to dance on point.
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Jose de Larra
He wrote "Articulos de Costumbres".
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Jose Zarilla
Wrote "Don Juantinario"
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Jose Echegare
He was a mathematician who won the Nobel Prize for literature in Spain
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What does Modernismo mean?
Art Nouveau
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Who was the father of Polish theatre?
Wojciech Boguslawski
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What is Poland?
The Jesus of Europe
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What were the three times that Poland was invaded?
Prussia, Russia and Austria
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Who wrote "Forefather's Eve"?
Adam Mickiewicz
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Who was Elena Mojeska
She moved to America, learned English, and became an actress in America.
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Director who directed Forefather's Eve and wrote The Wedding?
Wyspianski
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Bogaswaski
Father of Polish Theatre
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Polish plays are about:
being Polish
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Skomorokhi
Traveling performance troops. Often had bears, or people dressed in bear costumes.
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Serf Theatre
Theatre performed by servants (serfs) for the lords of the lands that they worked on.
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What are Serfs?
Peasants that work on a lord's land for free because they are "working for the land".
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Fyodor Volkle
Had an amateur theatre in Yarislavl and then moved to the Imperial Theatre.
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Schmirmativ
Had a serf theatre. Married one of the women from the theatre. Her name was Pearl the Serf.
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Dennis Ivanivich Fonbizin
Wrote "The Minor"
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Theatre for spoken drama in Moscow
The Maly Theatre
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Name of ballerina theatre in Russia
Bolshoi Theatre
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Wrote "Wit, Works, Woe" which included A Surpurflous Man (men who question their importance in society)
Alexander Griboyedov
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Who wrote Masquerade?
Lermontov
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Alexander Surgayovic Pushkin
Wrote Boris Gudinov
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Hopzburgs
Head of the Holy Roman Empire
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The Congress of Vienna
Meeting after WWI to divi up Europe
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What does Beidermeyer mean?
An "idealic" look at the middle class in Vienna. "The good ol' days" "fat and happy". Era where everything was very censored.
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The Vienna Burg Theater
Designated a national theatre. Joseph Schirvoigal was a director.
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Franz Grillparzer
Wrote "The Golden Fleece",
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Volksstucke
Viennese Dialect Theatre
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Ferdinand Raymund
Wrote "The Spendthrift"
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Johann Nestroy
Censored so much that he quit writing. Wrote "The Matchmaker" which is what "Hello Dolly" is based on.
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Ringstrausse
The place where theatre is in Vienna (similar to The Boulevard du Temple in France)
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Two important theatres in Vienna
Vienna Opera (first building on The Ringstrausse), and The Burg Theatre (the last one).
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What did people not like about The Vienna Opera
They thought it was ugly because it was designed with mixed architecture.
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Yohann Strauss
Known as The Waltz King. Wrote "Die Fladermaus"
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Franz Lehar
Wrote The Merry Widow
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Eugene Scribe
Wrote "The Glass of Water". Created "the well made play"
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What is The Well Made Play made up of:
Quid Pro Quo, Perpetia, scene-a-fair, denouement
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scene-a-fair
The scene that must play
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quid pro quo
two characters think they are talking about the same thing, but they are not.
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perpetia
ups and downs of the hero and villain
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denouement
satisfying resolution
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Adolf Montigny
Actor/manager who introduced the box set wrote vaudevilles.
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Who was the leader of the second empire?
Louis Napoleon III (there was no II)
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Baron Hausman
Designed new roads and aided in the demolition of the Boulevard du Temple
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What did the Boulevard come to mean?
Popular commercial theatre
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"Piece a these"
Social problem play
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"Le Deme Monde"
Fallen/Kept woman
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Alexander Dumas fis
Wrote "Lady of the Camilles"
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Emile Augier
Olympe's Marriage
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Sarah Bernhardt
Very famous actress who traveled to America when she needed money. Married a really awful guy. Lost her leg. Was very good at positioning herself in a way that made her look really nice.
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Nicolai Vasilievich Gogol
Founder of Russian Realism. Wrote the Governor Inspector.
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Ivan Sergeibich Turgenev
Wrote "Month In The Country"
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Alexander Nicolaivich Ostrovsky
Wrote "The Storm"
