81. Theatre History New Readings in Theatre History Jacky Bratton Cambridge Univ. Press — 2003. ISBN (paperback) 0521-79463-3 — €19,00 ( 16.95; US$24.00) ISBN (hard cover) 0-521 http://www.vsa-fsa.org/varia/besprekingen/new-theatre-history/

Vlaamse Script Academie vzw Home Info Korte Historiek Doelstellingen ... Besprekingen Theatre History New Readings in Theatre History Jacky Bratton ISBN (hard cover):       0-521-79121        In this book, Jacky Bratton suggests new histories of theatrical story-telling, of performing families, and of the disregarded dramatic energy of Victorian entertainment. As a result we gain a new perspective on theatre history, not only for the Romantic and Victorian, periods, but for the discipline overall. In the first part of Part I, Jacky Bratton discusses two paradoxes: one dealing with the observation that, in the early nineteenth century, worth and value and cultural significance were said to have disappeared from a theatre that was thriving, multiplying and serving ever-increasing numbers of spectators. And secondly, in a period where the received history denies any serious involvement of women in writing for the stage, research today constantly turns up women whose contribution to theatre was substantial, innovative and decisive. In the rest of part I, the author argues for the dating of current theatre historiography from the first third of the nineteenth century, showing first that a different kind of historicisation in the hands of theatre people themselves, preceded that period.

82. Black Broadway! Vance's Fantastic Classic PLAYBILL For The MAIN STAGE A virtual playhouse designed to celebrate the history and future of African-American musical theatre and dance. http://www.theatredance.com/mainstage.html

Vance's Fantastic Classic Black Dance Theatre Proudly Presents BLACK BROADWAY ! A Twentieth Century Black Musical Review Read the Program Notes or skip it and ENTER Now Time: Place: NewYork, NY ACT ONE ...The birth of the Black Broadway Musical. The Tradition of African-American artistic excellence begins. ACT TWO ...The Golden years of the great early Black Musical Comedies, Cabarets and Musical Revues. ACT THREE ...Black Broadway comes of age with the Musical Adaptations, Dramas, and Grand Operas of the mid-century. ACT FOUR ...Political issues take center stage and the "New Black Musical" emerges as a vital force for social change. ACT FIVE ... Revivals, Tributes and innovative new Concept Musicals signal the continued success of Black Broadway. * PROGRAM NOTES * The First Black Musicals: CLORINDY and A TRIP TO COONTOWN From Allen Woll's "Black Musical Theatre" One-hundred years of glory along THE GREAT BLACK WAY ! Featuring an All Star Cast of the Greatest African-American Theatre Artists of the Century !

83. Theatre History - Romanticism Quiz - Theatre History This is a quiz on the theories and practice of theatre during the Romantic period. Enjoy! (Author rj211) http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Humanities/Theatre-History---Romanticism-18

84. Variety Stage: Vaudeville And Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 Selected materials from the popular stage and allied arts housed at the Library of Congress. Includes photographs and memorabilia of Houdini, English playscripts, Yiddish playscripts, a selection of playbills and program books, motion pictures, and sound recordings. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshome.html

The Library of Congress Houdini Theater Playbills and Programs Sound Recordings ... Yiddish Playscripts Selected Materials from the Library of Congress Search Subject or Author Index The American Variety Stage is a multimedia anthology selected from various Library of Congress holdings. This collection illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Included are 334 English- and Yiddish-language playscripts, 146 theater playbills and programs, 61 motion pictures, 10 sound recordings and 143 photographs and 29 memorabilia items documenting the life and career of Harry Houdini. Groups of theater posters and additional sound recordings will be added to this anthology in the future. The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The goal of the Library's National Digital Library Program is to offer broad public access to a wide range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record of the past. These primary historical documents reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. The Library of Congress does not endorse the views expressed in these collections, which may contain materials offensive to some readers.

85. Early Twentieth-Century Russian Drama An overview of the directors, designers, artists and playwrights in Russia who shaped modern drama during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Includes hundreds of images, multimedia, and commentary. http://max.mmlc.northwestern.edu/~mdenner/Drama/

here have been only a handful of periods in world cultural history when the theater was the leading form-Athens of the 5th century BC, Elizabethan England, and Russia/the Soviet Union from the 1890s to the 1930s. This web site is dedicated to the Russian theater of Stanislavsky and Meyerhold, Chekhov, Mayakovsky and Bulgakov, Malevich and Tatlin, Stravinsky and Shostakovich. (Read the rest of the introduction) Credits Commentary: Andrew Wachtel, Northwestern University Developer: Michael Denner, Stetson University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Northwestern University Visual Art Directors Designers ... Resources Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures 2001 Sheridan Rd., Jacobs Center 4242 Evanston, IL 60201-4090

86. The Music Hall And Theatre Site Dedicated To Arthur Lloyd 1839 - 1904. Biographical information on Arthur Lloyd, major 19th century UK music hall performer and song writer, with details on related Halls and Theatres. http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/

Hello and Welcome To The Music Hall and Theatre History Site - Dedicated to Arthur Lloyd, 1839 - 1904 SITE INDEX ABOUT WHAT'S NEW FEATURES ... MAGAZINE THEATRES LONDON THEATRES LONDON'S WEST END THEATRES LONDON'S LOST ... TIMELINE This site is now in its Tenth Great Year Online On this site there are over 2,000 pages of information and more than 6,000 archive images on the history of Music Hall and Theatre in the UK. HISTORY ARTHUR LLOYD HORATIO LLOYD MUSIC HALL VARIETY ... LINKS This site is Archived for the British Library by the: And has been selected by Beesker as the world's best website on Music Hall. Search arthurlloyd.co.uk

87. Playbills From Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal A database of 240 playbills, which were used to advertise performances and events at the start of the 19th century, from the collection of the National Library of Scotland. http://sites.scran.ac.uk/playbills/

Playbills of the Theatre Royal Edinburgh Home Search Browse Highlights ... Contact Playbills from Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal Welcome to the website where you can find out what was happening in Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal at the start of the nineteenth century. The Theatre Royal was extremely important in the revival of Scottish culture during this period, and is often associated with popular stage adaptations of novels by Sir Walter Scott. We have digitised a selection of over 240 playbills, which were used to advertise performances and events, using originals in the collection of the National Library of Scotland. Search or browse the playbills to see who performed in a particular play or which musical events were scheduled for the same night. We provide a list of further reading and added links to living theatres in Scotland today. Please contact the National Library of Scotland for information about other playbills or other works in our collections about Scottish theatre mailto:playbills@nls.uk

88. Jefferson Pedal Power: Bike Rentals In Jefferson Texas Shreveport s Historic Municipal Memorial Auditorium. Home of the Louisiana Hayride and the Stage of Stars Museum. http://www.stageofstars.com/

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89. Modern Theatre In Context A Chronology Of Modern Drama A chronology of modern British, Irish, American and Canadian drama, including images, contextual history and events, biographies, and other supplementary information. http://www.moderndrama.com/crc/chrono/

90. Golden Age Of Theatre (1880-1920), The Illustrated biographies of major British actors during the early years of the nineteenth century, including Gertie Miller, Gabrielle Ray and Seymour Hicks. http://www.collectorspost.com/GoldenAge.htm

Collectors Post Home Categories Actors ... Articles The Golden Age of Theatre (1880-1920) February 19, 2009 by: admin A History of Theatre Postcards A short illustrated article charting the post card history from the beginnings of the public postal system up to the Golden Age of Postcards (1901-1914) A short illustrated history Lena Ashwell Edith Wynne Matthison ... Louie Pounds (1873-?), briefly a star of musical plays. Cyril Maude Winifred Emery E. S. Willard Daisy Wood ... Dorothea Baird (1975-1933)- the original British Trilby Dame Irene Vanbrugh Isabel Jay Gabrielle Ray The postcards illustrated on this page are or have been for sale on this site. At any one time, there are hundreds of such items being sold. If you would like to see the lists of items available, click here Filed under: Articles Tags: Golden Age History Theatre Theatre Postcards ... Comments (1) Comments Cameron Wookey says: April 5, 2009 at 2:45 am The daughter of British stage actor Charles Warburton recently died and left just one or two items of interest. The one rare item is apparently a non commercial 78 rpm recording of Warburton speaking dialogue. He was active in Britain before the First World War and I suspect this is a rare recording and should be preserved. Am wondering how to best preserve this old recording?

91. Padua Hills Theatre - The Mexican Players From 1932 to 1974 the Mexican Players performed at Padua Hills Theatre in Claremont, California, preserving their heritage while fighting prejudice. Includes their history and photographs. http://www.loscalifornios.org/

Home The Players Gallery Musicians Dancers ... Wildfire Padua Hills Theatre Home Page This site is a service project of Los californios Historic Physical Setting Resources Links This web site will attempt to tell the unique story of The Mexican Players at Padua Hills Theatre as a photo essay using pictures, programs, flyers and first-hand reminiscences of the Players and their families. It is a work continually in progress, which relies upon participation from visitors. If you have material (or usable scans of that material) that you would like to contribute to the effort, please communicate with us at info@loscalifornios.com . We especially need help identifying the names of Players shown in the photographs, and we hope to add family histories of their experience at Padua. Thanks to those who have already helped us: the Vera Family, Isabelle Green, the Alfaro Family, Linda Hayes, and Nancy and Brian Hogan from the Fages family. Members of The Mexican Players Alfaro Family Collection In Summer the cast presented an after-theatre fiesta, called

92. Index - The Golden Age Of British Theatre Biographies of British actors including Adeline Gen e, Sir John Hare and Dame Irene Vanbrugh. Illustrated with contemporary postcards and including extracts from reviews. http://the-camerino-players.com/britishtheatre/index.html

THE GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH THEATRE (1880-1920) by Sydney Higgins Index Lena Ashwell (1872-1957) Dorothea Baird (1975-1933) The original British Trilby. Harley Granville Barker (1877-1946) An actor and director who did much to establish Bernard Shaw as a major playwright and brought new life to the staging of Shakespeare's plays. Arthur Bourchier (1863-1927) The husband of Violet Vanbrugh. Constance Collier (1878-1955) The Gaiety girl who became a much-loved classical actress and then Hollywoods most famous acting coach. Phyllis Dare (1890-1975) The elder sister of Zena. Zena Dare (1887-1975) The younger sister of Phyllis. Winifred Emery (1862-1921) At the end of the Nineteenth Century, she was one of England's most popular actresses, both in classical plays and comedy. Adeline Genée (1878-1970) Billed by Florenz Ziegfeld as 'the world's greatest dancer' she not only popularized ballet but did much to re-establish it as an important art form in Britain and America. Sir John Hare (1844-1921) One of the most famous English actors and theatre managers in the late 1800s. Sir Seymour Hicks (1871-1949) A distinguished actor-manager, playwright and early film star, whose theatrical career extended for more than 60 years.

93. Adrian Gatie Theatre Photographs Extensive collection of theatre photographs at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, the Hull Truck Theatre and others in the UK. Actors include Alan Ayckbourn and John Godber in rehearsals, as well as stage sets. http://www.ag-theatrephotographs.co.uk/

It is intended that more images will be added to each section regularly and that new sections will be created, with actors, playwrights, directors, theatre crew and staff supplying linked text and anecdotes. Home Stephen Joseph Theatre Hull Truck Theatre Other Theatres ... Sitemap

94. Cape Fear Regional Theater Originally the Fayetteville Little Theatre. History, special event, current production, ticket, and audition information is included. http://www.cfrt.org/

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95. Untitled Document Seattle. Current show information, archives, articles, and links concerning theatre history. http://www.kryingsky.com/

96. Flower Drum Song A synopsis of the musical, plus links to purchase cast albums and sheet music. http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musical025.html

FLOWER DRUM SONG Purchase The Cast Album Sheet Music The Movie (VHS) OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Music by RICHARD RODGERS Originally Staged by GENE KELLY Based on a novel by C.Y. LEE First produced at the St. James Theatre on December 1, 1958, with Pat Suzuki as "Linda Low", Miyoshi Umeki as "Mei Li" and Larry Blydon as "Sammy Fong". T HE setting is San Francisco's Chinatown; the characters are Chinese; the basic theme is the struggle between Eastern and Western traditions, between the old and the new. Wang Te, elder son of Wang Chi Yang, has fallen in love with Linda Low, owner of a night spot, Thunderbird. But Sammy Fong, who is both completely Westernized and Americanized, has come to Wang Chi Yang to propose a match between Ta and Mei Li, a girl from the East, a "picture bride". Indeed, he has brought her with him. She is a sweet, diffident young girl of whom Wang approves wholeheartedly. He is further impressed by her when she sings for him an ancient Chinese song ("A Hundred Million Miracles"). Sammy thrusts a marriage contract into Wang's hands, hoping to consummate the deal quickly. But Dr. Li, the girl's father, objects, since the original contract had specified that the girl was to marry Sammy. Ta is having a date with Linda. She is indeed very much of a female, as she elaborates in a song ("I Enjoy Being a Girl"). She is aggressive and forward, just as Ta is shy and withdrawn. When Ta offers to marry Linda she shows some interest, knowing how rich his father is; but she also insists that she must first get permission from her brother, Frankie, a sailor.

97. Musical Comedy Is Born Examines the early development of American musical comedy, specifically the contributions of George M. Cohan. http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/cohan001.html

MUSICAL COMEDY IS BORN This article was originally published in The Story of America's Musical Theater . David Ewen. New York: Chilton Company, 1961. pp. 65-76. I F there is one man who can be singled out as the father of musical comedy as we know it today he is George M. Cohan. Musicals like Little Johnny Jones (1904) and Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway (1906) were neither extravaganza nor burlesque, neither operetta nor revue. This was a completely new form, combining some of the elements of all these branches of our musical theater. From the extravaganza, musical comedy took attractive costuming, mountings, and production numbers; from burlesquetravesty, satire, and chorus girls; from operettaromance and glamour, a world where good always triumphs over evil and the boy always gets the girl; from revuethe star system and the set routines for principal performers. The new century looked into the future with confidence as electricity, the telephone, and other inventions opened new vistas. The railroad, the trolley car, the subway, and the automobile were quickening the tempo of everyday movement and living. Everyone seemed conscious of the promise held by the new century. Consequently there was a bulging of the national ego, and a wave of chauvinism began to sweep over the country. It found a voice in the rousing marches which John Philip Sousa was writing. It was reflected in the books of Jack London, Edith Wharton, and Frank Norris, who sought out American backgrounds, experiences, and characters for their stories. It was found in serious composers beginning to free themselves from European traditions and thinking by having them write

98. Guys And Dolls A synopsis of the musical by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musical003.html

GUYS AND DOLLS Purchase The Cast Album Sheet Music The Movie (DVD) The Movie (VHS) Book by Lyrics and Music by FRANK LOESSER Staged by GEORGE S. KAUFMAN Based on The Idylls of Sarah Brown by DAMON RUNYON First produced at the 46th Street Theatre on 24th November, 1950, with Robert Alda as "Sky", Isabell Bigley as "Sarah" and Vivian Blaine as "Adelaide". T HE world of Damon Runyon's stories was circumscribed: New York's fabulous Broadway. This world is populated by a motley crew of eccentrics, non-conformists, Salvation Army do-gooders, or just plain irresponsibles: gamblers, night-club entertainers, and various categories of "jerks". It is this world, and these people, that are found in Guys and Dolls , a musical comedy originally described in the programme as a "fable of Broadway". The curtain rises on Broadway the restless movement of its varied personalities and its feverish atmosphere beautifully captured in George S. Kaufman's direction. Three gamblers Nicely-Nicely, Benny and Rusty Charlie are soon found pouring over the day's racing form in a studied effort to pick the day's winners ("Fugue for Tinhorns"). Near by is the Save-a-Soul Mission of the Salvation Army, directed by Arvide Abernathy ("Follow the Fold"). Here Sky Masterson, a happy-go-lucky sort of fellow, meets the Salvation Army lass, Sarah Brown. He finds her fair game for his romantic sport. But Sarah tells him in no uncertain terms that he is not her kind of man, and that when such a man comes along she will know ("I'll Know").

99. Annie Get Your Gun A synopsis of the musical by Irving Berlin and Herbert and Dorothy Fields. http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musical009.html

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Purchase The Cast Album Sheet Music The Movie (DVD) The Movie (VHS) Book by IRVING BERLIN Directed by JOSHUA LOGAN First produced at the Imperial Theatre on May 16, 1946, with Ethel Merman as "Annie" and Ray Middleton as "Frank". T he heroine is a rough and tumble backwoods girl who is the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and handy with a rifle. We first meet up with her at Wilson House, a summer hotel on the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio. She betrays that she is an uncultivated female who only knows to do that which comes naturally to her ("Doin' What Comes Natur'lly"). She soon meets up with Frank Butler of Pawnee Bill's Show. He is a big, sentimental fellow who is attracted only to sweet and demure girls ("The Girl That I Marry"). Annie finds Frank appealing, but she lacks the gift of getting men to become interested in her ("You Can't Get a Man With a Gun"). But they have one thing in common, show business, and with Buffalo Bill they proceed to sing its praises ("There's No Business Like Show Business"). Six weeks have passed. The scene shifts to a Pullman car of an Overland train speeding to Minneapolis. By now Frank and Annie have begun to manifest an interest in this thing called love ("They Say It's Wonderful"). At the Arena Frank confesses that he has begun to succomb to Annie's vigorous charms ("My Defenses Are Down").

100. West Side Story A synopsis and review of the musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. http://www.theatrehistory.com/american/musical001.html

WEST SIDE STORY Purchase The Book The Movie The Cast Album Sheet Music Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS First produced at the Winter Garden on 26th September, 1957, with Carol Lawrence as "Maria", Larry Kert as "Tony" and Chita Rivera as "Anita." W est Side Story transfers Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York. The love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Maria and Tony. The feud between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues is re-created in one involving two teen-age gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The famous balcony scene of the Shakespeare drama transpires on a fire-escape of an ugly New York tenement. Such dramatic material, realistic, grim and alive with social problems. In West Side Story , dance has been elevated to new importance by being required to carry on much of the dramatic action in a way that had never before attempted on Broadway. As John Martin, the dance editor of the New York Times , pointed out, the drama of West Side Story lies not so much in "talked plot but in moving bodies. The muscles of trained dancers are tensed and untensed and tensed again, stimulated by emotional tensions stimulating them still further in return. These tensions are transferred automatically across the footlights and into the musculature of every spectator in the house, willy nilly. The cast acts and reacts in terms of movement, and that is the most direct medium that exists for the conveying of inner shades of meaning."

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