THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I Directors II Background 19th Century III Popular Entertainment Outline of Current Lecture IV Romanticism Melodrama and the Well Made Play V Acting Styles of the 19th Century VI Development of the Modern Director Current Lecture I Romanticism Melodrama and the Well Made Play Romanticism Rejected neoclassical basically all rules Genius creates his own rules Revered Shakespeare focused on mood atmosphere Melodrama Music or song drama Heroes villains strongly delineated Suspenseful plot nostalgia Aw just like back at home Pure escapism people had hard working jobs and wanted to come to the theatre to escape it all characters were very 2 D easy to know if they re good or bad Well Made Play Structure movement not category like Romanticism Melodrama Use of exposition and foreshadowing Secrets known to the audience Obligatory Scene or showdown the scene that the audience knows is going to happen No loose ends not left hanging All of these categories are overlapping there wasn t a distinct change from Romanticism to Melodrama II Acting Styles of the 19th Century Classical carefully planned and crafted Romantic relied on inspirations in the moment Melodramatic Comic portrayed stereotypes Acting is starting to become more natural and less formulaic Touring companies exist now and stars are becoming internationally known These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute which ended up killing local theatres III Development of the Modern Director Emergence of the director as a separate creative figure Richard Wagner 1813 1883 gesamtkunstwerk total theatre his obsession opera was the highest form Georg II Duke of Saxe Meiningen 1826 1914 famous for historically accurate costumes wanted every tiny detail accurate would rehearse full plays in full costume every time very good with crowds toured extensively
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