The birth of modern theatre : rivalry, riots, and romance in the age of Garrick /

"The Birth of Modern Theatre: Rivalry, Riots, and Romance is a vivid description of the eighteenth-century London theatre scene - a time when the theatre took on many of the features of our modern stage. A natural and psychologically based acting style replaced the declamatory style of an earli...

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Auteur principal: Poser, Norman S., 1928- (Auteur)
Format: Livre
Langue:anglais
Publié: London ; New York : Routledge, 2019.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index. 
505 0 |a Dawn of an era -- Garrick in love -- The cultural context -- The licensing act -- The actors' strike -- An Irish interlude -- A visit to the theater -- A community of friends and rivals -- Garrick on-stage -- The actor as celebrity -- Garrick rules at Drury Lane -- Shakespeare mania -- The English Aristophanes -- Foote and the dangerous duchess -- A turbulent spirit -- The Macbeth riots -- End of an era. 
520 |a "The Birth of Modern Theatre: Rivalry, Riots, and Romance is a vivid description of the eighteenth-century London theatre scene - a time when the theatre took on many of the features of our modern stage. A natural and psychologically based acting style replaced the declamatory style of an earlier age. The theatres were mainly supported by paying audiences, no longer by royal or noble patrons. The press determined the success or failure of a play or a performance. Actors were no longer shunned by polite society, some becoming celebrities in the modern sense. The dominant figure for thirty years was David Garrick, actor, theatre manager and playwright, who, off the stage, charmed London with his energy, playfulness, and social graces. No less important in defining eighteenth century theatre were its audiences, who considered themselves full-scale participants in theatrical performances; if they did not care for a play, an actor, or ticket prices, they would loudly make their wishes known, sometimes starting a riot. This book recounts the lives--and occasionally the scandals--of the actors and theatre managers and weaves them into the larger story of the theatre in this exuberant age, setting the London stage and its leading personalities against the background of the important social, cultural, and economic changes that shaped eighteenth-century Britain. The Birth of Modern Theatre brings all of this together, to describe a moment in history that sowed the seeds of today's stage"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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