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Theater / Rob Graham.

By: Graham, Rob.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Crash course: Publisher: New York, NY : Watson-Guptill, 1999Description: 144 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0823009815.Subject(s): Theater -- History | Dramatists | TheaterDDC classification: 792.09
Contents:
"That's the last time I play mammoth!" -- A horus line -- Tragedy, comedy and hemorrhoids -- "Never work with animals ..." -- Here comes the passion wagon -- Pig's blood, guts and explosions -- Theater? What Theater? -- Slapstick, Dirty Old Men and Cuckolds -- Golden age of Spain -- Tudor days -- The glory days -- And now ... the man himself -- Blood and madness -- Masque makers to the gentry -- Big noses and bad manners -- Moliere the great -- Decadence and women! -- Herr Sachs sucks -- The Brits on Tour -- Baroque? Actors are always baroque! -- It's an epic - go to the washroom first! -- Wajang Gedog and the shadows! -- Does anyone know what's happening? -- No, No, Not No... No! -- Theater, Revolution and short dictators -- Meanwhile, in Venice ... -- Sturm and Drang! -- Handsome rogues -- The Brits on Tour II: The United States -- The first age of the American Actors -- Horrid little men -- The actor and the manager -- Nationalism vs. Naturalism -- Romanticism vs. Naturalism -- Nationalism vs. Everyone in Italy -- Scandinavian Mysticism -- Big plays by men with big facial hair -- Melodrama, disaster and the follies! -- From Russia with "Loved You, Darling!" -- Mysticism, Romance and Symbolism -- Illogical and unreal, but so happy -- Take your pick. We got naturalism --...Or we got realism -- Or if it's been a bad hair day ... Jewels in the Dross -- Of playboys and gunmen -- A shutter in the dark -- Mad people and modernists -- Experiments between Lenin and Hitler -- Happiness Is ... a good thrashing -- Meanwhile, in life's waiting room -- The American method -- Stiff upper lip, Crease in your flannels -- Keep one's vowels regular! -- Reviving the corpse -- Angry young persons -- Tellin' it like it is -- It's the sixties! So get your clothes off! -- The Times, they are a 'changin' -- Third world voices -- Awakening ex-colonies -- Blurring the boundaries -- Full circle at Fin de Siecle?
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Scripted in a lighthearted and instructive voice, this book whisks readers on a world tour of theater, covering everything from ancient ritual plays and classic Greek tragedies to Realist and Expressionist works. 400 color illustrations.

Includes index.

"That's the last time I play mammoth!" -- A horus line -- Tragedy, comedy and hemorrhoids -- "Never work with animals ..." -- Here comes the passion wagon -- Pig's blood, guts and explosions -- Theater? What Theater? -- Slapstick, Dirty Old Men and Cuckolds -- Golden age of Spain -- Tudor days -- The glory days -- And now ... the man himself -- Blood and madness -- Masque makers to the gentry -- Big noses and bad manners -- Moliere the great -- Decadence and women! -- Herr Sachs sucks -- The Brits on Tour -- Baroque? Actors are always baroque! -- It's an epic - go to the washroom first! -- Wajang Gedog and the shadows! -- Does anyone know what's happening? -- No, No, Not No... No! -- Theater, Revolution and short dictators -- Meanwhile, in Venice ... -- Sturm and Drang! -- Handsome rogues -- The Brits on Tour II: The United States -- The first age of the American Actors -- Horrid little men -- The actor and the manager -- Nationalism vs. Naturalism -- Romanticism vs. Naturalism -- Nationalism vs. Everyone in Italy -- Scandinavian Mysticism -- Big plays by men with big facial hair -- Melodrama, disaster and the follies! -- From Russia with "Loved You, Darling!" -- Mysticism, Romance and Symbolism -- Illogical and unreal, but so happy -- Take your pick. We got naturalism --...Or we got realism -- Or if it's been a bad hair day ... Jewels in the Dross -- Of playboys and gunmen -- A shutter in the dark -- Mad people and modernists -- Experiments between Lenin and Hitler -- Happiness Is ... a good thrashing -- Meanwhile, in life's waiting room -- The American method -- Stiff upper lip, Crease in your flannels -- Keep one's vowels regular! -- Reviving the corpse -- Angry young persons -- Tellin' it like it is -- It's the sixties! So get your clothes off! -- The Times, they are a 'changin' -- Third world voices -- Awakening ex-colonies -- Blurring the boundaries -- Full circle at Fin de Siecle?

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 8)
  • "That's the Last Time I Play Mammoth!": Prehistory, Cave Paintings, Ritual, and Dance (p. 12)
  • A Horus Line: Passion in the Pyramids (p. 14)
  • Tragedy, Comedy, and Hemorrhoids: The Famous Greeks (p. 16)
  • "Never Work with Animals...": Rome and Pantomime (p. 18)
  • Here Comes the Passion Wagon: "It's All a Mystery to Me..." (p. 20)
  • Pig's Blood, Guts, and Explosions: European Mysteries (p. 22)
  • Theater? What Theater?! Machiavelli and the Italian Renaissance (p. 24)
  • Slapstick, Dirty Old Men, and Cuckolds: The Italian Commedia dell'arte (p. 26)
  • Golden Age of Spain: Cervantes, de Vega, Calderon (p. 28)
  • Tudor Days: Ralph Roister Doister to Gorboduc (p. 30)
  • The Glory Days: The Burbages, Marlowe, Jonson (p. 32)
  • And Now... the Man Himself: William Shakespeare (p. 34)
  • Blood and Madness: The Jolly Jacobeans (p. 36)
  • Masque Makers to the Gentry: Jones and Jonson (p. 38)
  • Big Noses and Bad Manners: The Renaissance in France (p. 40)
  • Moliere the Great: Innovative Social Comedy (p. 42)
  • Decadence and Women!: Restoration Theater (p. 44)
  • Herr Sachs Sucks: Teutonic Popular Theater (p. 46)
  • The Brits on Tour: Browne, Kempe, and the "Englische Komodianten" (p. 48)
  • Baroque? Actors Are Always Baroque!: Italian Melodramma in Perspective (p. 50)
  • It's an Epic--Go to the Washroom First!: India: Kalidasa and Shri-Harshadera to Tagore (p. 52)
  • Wajang Gedog and the Shadows!: Southeast Asia: Marionettes and Humans (p. 54)
  • Does Anyone Know What's Happening?: Things Change Slowly in Chinese Theater (p. 56)
  • No, No, Not No...No!: Monkey Music and Mannerism in Japan (p. 58)
  • Theater, Revolution, and Short Dictators: 18th-Century France: Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Talma, and Napoleon (p. 60)
  • Meanwhile, in Venice...: Papa Goldoni, Nasty Snr. Gozzi, and Alfieri (p. 62)
  • Sturm und Drang!: Von Klinger, Goethe, and Schiller (p. 64)
  • Handsome Rogues: Cibber, Garrick, Sheridan, et. al. (p. 66)
  • The Brits on Tour II: The United States: Kean and Murray, Hallam, Fennell, and Cooper (p. 68)
  • The First Age of the American Actors: Payne, Forrest, the Booths, and Those Barrymores (p. 70)
  • Horrid Little Men: Kean, Kemble, Vestris (p. 72)
  • The Actor and the Manager: Macready, Phelps, Bancroft, Irving, Terry (p. 74)
  • Nationalism vs. Naturalism: Buchner, Saxe-Meinengen, Wagner (p. 76)
  • Romanticism vs. Naturalism: Hugo, de Musset, Sardou, Bernhardt, and Antoine (p. 78)
  • Nationalism vs. Everyone in Italy: D'Annunzio, Ristori, Duse, Salvini (p. 80)
  • Scandinavian Mysticism: Ibsen and the Split Personality of Strindberg (p. 82)
  • Big Plays by Men with Big Facial Hair: Pushkin, Griboyedov, Gogol, Tolstoy, and Chekhov (p. 84)
  • Melodrama, Disaster, and the Follies!: The U.S. After the Civil War (p. 86)
  • From Russia with "Loved You, Darling!": Stanislarsky: The Father of Acting (p. 88)
  • Mysticism, Romance, and Symbolism: The French and the Russians (p. 90)
  • Illogical and Unreal, but So Happy: The Futurists (p. 92)
  • Take Your Pick. We Got Naturalism ...: Hauptmann, Gorky, O'Neill (p. 94)
  • ... Or We Got Realism: Europe and the States (p. 96)
  • Or If It's Been a Bad Hair Day ...: How About Expressionism? (p. 98)
  • Jewels in the Dross: Irony and Fantasy in England (p. 100)
  • Of Playboys and Gunmen: The Irish Connection (p. 102)
  • A Shutter in the Dark: Craig, Appia, Wagner, Constructivism (p. 104)
  • Mad People and Modernists: From Dada to Ubu (p. 106)
  • Experiments Between Lenin and Hitler: Meyerhold, Piscator, Brecht (p. 108)
  • Happiness Is ... a Good Thrashing: The Ecstasy and Cruelty of Artaud and Grotowsky (p. 110)
  • Meanwhile, in Life's Waiting Room: Existentialism (p. 112)
  • The American Method: (Or How I Stopped Acting and Learned to Mumble) (p. 114)
  • Stiff Upper Lip, Crease in Your flannels: (Or a Creased Upper Lip and a Stiff in Your Flannels?) (p. 116)
  • Keep One's Vowels Regular!: Gielgud, Richardson, Olivier (p. 118)
  • Reviving the Corpse: Osborne, Devine, Wesker, Ayckbourn (p. 120)
  • Angry Young Persons: The Revolutionaries (p. 122)
  • Tellin' It Like It Is: The American Realists (p. 124)
  • It's the Sixties! So Get Your Clothes Off!: Hair and Happenings (p. 126)
  • The Times, They Are A'Changin': Agitprop in the U.K. (p. 128)
  • Third World Voices: Apartheid and Tyranny (p. 130)
  • Awakening Ex-Colonies: Australia and Canada (p. 132)
  • Blurring the Boundaries: Postmodernism (p. 134)
  • Full Circle at Fin de Siecle?: Theater Returns to Ritual and Dance (p. 136)
  • Glossary (p. 138)
  • Old Thespian Sayings and Superstitions (p. 140)
  • Notable Performances (p. 141)
  • Index (p. 142)
  • Photographic Credits (p. 144)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Rob Graham is currently Senior Tutor in Theater at Brunel University, U.K., where he was previously head of Film and Television Studies. Past lives have included acting, directing, and managing in theater, television, and film worldwide, as well as being a laborer, bingo caller, fairground barker, gravedigger ("Alas, poor Yorick!"), gardener, traveler, and storyteller. Someone who's played this many roles knows what's what in the world of theater: read him and applaud.