theater history quiz 2

What two cities become the early capitals of American theatre?

• New York and Philadelphia

• Newark and Boston

• Pittsburgh and Washington D.C.

• Baltimore and Providence

Red face was a racist American phenomenon in which white people dressed up as what?

• Native Americans

• Canadians

• Africans

• Aztecs

Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen's plays fell under which genre?

• realism

• comedy

• melodrama

• Tragedy

The ending of A Doll's House is the first ever what onstage?

• Man beating a woman

• Tarantella Dance

• Divorce initiated by a woman

• Death by venereal disease

What is included in almost all melodramas?

• Evil dogs

• A happy ending

• twins

• mad preachers

Underneath the sensationalism of the sample play, there is underlying ________.

• realism

• fantasy

• horror

• comedy

What issue made theater in Russian difficult to produce?

• No theaters were available for showcasing the productions

• Audiences didn't like theatre

• Censorship

• Communism

With which theatre was Chekov associated?

Moscow Actor's Theatre

• Moscow Art Theatre

• Moscow Actor's Theatre

• Moscow Center for the Performing Arts

• St. Petersburg Playhouse

Stanislavski was a director who was focused on

• Realism of the set

• Realism of the Costumes

• Psychological Realism

• Authentic costumes

The Grand Guignol style of theatre is a branch of ____ because audiences expected stories of real life. 

• Melodrama

• Comedy

• Naturalism

• fantasy