Theatre

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1. Besides plays Shakespeare also wrote__
Julius Caesar
Poems and Sonnets
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony


2. John Dryden
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides


3. When was the Globe theater destroyed?
1613
Richard Burbage
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform


4. __reigned as queen during Shakespeare's writing career.
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Queen Elizabeth
Famous writer in the Restoration Period


5. Sarah Kemble Siddons
Backstage area
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Queen Elizabeth


6. Miracle Play
Queen Elizabeth
Poems and Sonnets
Poet
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints


7. William Shakespeare
The greatest of all English dramatists
The Restoration ended in 1737 - when Parliament passed the ____ - which limited London's public playhouses to two: Covent Garden and Drury Lane. All others were illegal.
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Backstage area


8. Pageant Wagons
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
He is a servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. he does not do his job well. He wears a baggy white jumpsuit. His mask has a wrinkled forehead and a big nose with nose hair. His walk is exaggerated and he leads his body with his nose


9. Dark Ages

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10. the lovers
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
He is a servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. he does not do his job well. He wears a baggy white jumpsuit. His mask has a wrinkled forehead and a big nose with nose hair. His walk is exaggerated and he leads his body with his nose
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona


11. In 1592 Shakespeare left his family in Stratford and went to__to write plays.
Backstage area
London
1613
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)


12. Allegory
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
A servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. He is very intelligent and tries to trick his master. He is acrobatic - walks in a zig zag - his head follows an object and his body goes after it. He wears tight bright clothing
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies


13. William Shakespeare
Poems and Sonnets
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
He is a servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. he does not do his job well. He wears a baggy white jumpsuit. His mask has a wrinkled forehead and a big nose with nose hair. His walk is exaggerated and he leads his body with his nose
The greatest of all English dramatists


14. When was the Globe theater destroyed?
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
1613
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)


15. During Shakespeare's time - all the women parts were played by__
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Plays performed on pageant wagons
Men


16. Mystery Plays
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
A servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. He is very intelligent and tries to trick his master. He is acrobatic - walks in a zig zag - his head follows an object and his body goes after it. He wears tight bright clothing
Backstage area
Bible stories re-enacted


17. arlecchino
Bible stories re-enacted
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
A servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. He is very intelligent and tries to trick his master. He is acrobatic - walks in a zig zag - his head follows an object and his body goes after it. He wears tight bright clothing


18. Licensing Act

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19. tiring house
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
Bubonic plague
London
Backstage area


20. Second Shepherd's Play
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)


21. Passion Play

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22. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
Poet
Richard Burbage
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
A servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. He is very intelligent and tries to trick his master. He is acrobatic - walks in a zig zag - his head follows an object and his body goes after it. He wears tight bright clothing


23. Second Shepherd's Play
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
1616
On What is most medieval drama based?


24. Bible Stories
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
A famous Morality Play
On What is most medieval drama based?
Richard Burbage


25. Audience
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
The Restoration ended in 1737 - when Parliament passed the ____ - which limited London's public playhouses to two: Covent Garden and Drury Lane. All others were illegal.
1616


26. dottore
Richard Burbage
A famous Morality Play
Shakespeare was born in
High on social scale but a fake doctor and fat. He moves in a figure 8 and wears a black cloak - black skull cap - black shoes. His mask covers his forehead and nose


27. Everyman
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
A famous Morality Play
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform


28. zanni
Poems and Sonnets
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
He is a servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. he does not do his job well. He wears a baggy white jumpsuit. His mask has a wrinkled forehead and a big nose with nose hair. His walk is exaggerated and he leads his body with his nose


29. grammar school

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30. Two of Shakespeares first plays were__
Backstage wher the actors changed
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona


31. Groundlings
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
Human
1616


32. Passion Play

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33. pantalone
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
A stock Commedia character who who brags about his courage but really is a coward. He wears military clothing and has large eyes. He runs with little steps - walks with big steps
He is a servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. he does not do his job well. He wears a baggy white jumpsuit. His mask has a wrinkled forehead and a big nose with nose hair. His walk is exaggerated and he leads his body with his nose
Rich old man who walks with his back hunched over. He wears a money purse and a black cloak. He has a long nose - small eyes - and a mustache


34. Audience
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Richard Burbage
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.


35. Stratford upon Avon
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Shakespeare was born in


36. Shakespeare was born in (Place and date)
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
London
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564


37. Allegory
Rich old man who walks with his back hunched over. He wears a money purse and a black cloak. He has a long nose - small eyes - and a mustache
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
A famous Morality Play


38. the gallery
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Queen Elizabeth
A famous Morality Play
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies


39. the lovers
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
A famous Morality Play
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
The greatest of all English dramatists


40. Miracle Play
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
London
Queen Elizabeth


41. Bible Stories
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
On What is most medieval drama based?
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?


42. Wooden O's
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
1616


43. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
1616
Poet
Bubonic plague


44. In 1592 Shakespeare left his family in Stratford and went to__to write plays.
Queen Elizabeth
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
London


45. Shakespeare is considered the greatest English author because of his insight into the ___experience.
Men
Men
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Human


46. Everyman
A famous Morality Play
Shakespeare was born in
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Bubonic plague


47. John Dryden
Bible stories re-enacted
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
Was Shakespeare's only education
Famous writer in the Restoration Period


48. Besides plays Shakespeare also wrote__
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
1613
He is a servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. he does not do his job well. He wears a baggy white jumpsuit. His mask has a wrinkled forehead and a big nose with nose hair. His walk is exaggerated and he leads his body with his nose
Poems and Sonnets


49. tiring house
Backstage wher the actors changed
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Backstage area
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides


50. capitano
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
A stock Commedia character who who brags about his courage but really is a coward. He wears military clothing and has large eyes. He runs with little steps - walks with big steps
Bible stories re-enacted
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.