The Concise History of TheatreActing, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, the extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature – here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, global in scope and ranging from the ancient origins of the theatre to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age. |
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Page 117
... England . The drama of the Restoration period was not however confined to comedy . It had its tragic moments , particularly with Dryden's heroic plays , which endeavoured to acclimatize the trappings of French neo - classicism in England ...
... England . The drama of the Restoration period was not however confined to comedy . It had its tragic moments , particularly with Dryden's heroic plays , which endeavoured to acclimatize the trappings of French neo - classicism in England ...
Page 186
... England as The Merry Widow , it was taken over in 1829 by Harel . It then deserted musical plays for a classical and contemporary repertory which gave it the position it still holds as France's second theatre . There , and in theatres ...
... England as The Merry Widow , it was taken over in 1829 by Harel . It then deserted musical plays for a classical and contemporary repertory which gave it the position it still holds as France's second theatre . There , and in theatres ...
Page 266
... England in such works as Lionel Bart's Oliver ! ( based on Dickens ' Oliver Twist ) . Apart from changes in subject - matter and acting styles , the most significant development in the modern theatre has been the jettison- ing of the ...
... England in such works as Lionel Bart's Oliver ! ( based on Dickens ' Oliver Twist ) . Apart from changes in subject - matter and acting styles , the most significant development in the modern theatre has been the jettison- ing of the ...
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