The History of the Theatre

From Caveman

To

Internet Age

Kabuki

European Theatre

What is the Theatre?It is …

•The playwright

• The script

• The actors

• The set

• The props

• The makeup

• The designers

• The costumes AND

•The building

It is Not…

• just the building

The Egyptians

Greek and RomanTheatre

Thesp

is

Medieval Theatre

Church’s miracle plays

Renaissance Theatre

The Restoration

& 18th Century

1642-1660

19th Century

20th Century

RADIO

TELEVISION

MOVIES

RADIO THEATRE

Movies

Kinescope: The First Moving Pictures

Silent Movies

The first feature-length film with synchronized Vitaphone sound effects and musical soundtrack (canned music and sound effects recorded on

large wax discs), but without spoken dialogue, was Warner Bros.' romantic swashbuckler adventure Don Juan (1926)

SOUND

the first feature-length talkie (and first musical), The Jazz Singer (1927), adapted from Samson

Raphaelson's successful 1925-26 musical stage play (that starred George Jessel in the Broadway

role). It was also the most expensive film in the studio's history, at a budget of about

$500,000.

TALKIES

Animation

TV

Then

now

INTERNET AGEDVD VHS

Streaming video

CITATION PAGE:

Info

Dirks, Tim. “Film History Before 1920.” Filmsite. http://www.filmsite.org/pre20sintro.html (10/24/05).

“History of Animation.” Amimazing Gallery. http://shopping.animazing.com/gallery/timeline.htm (10/24/05)

“History of the Theatre.” Know it All. http://www.knowitall.org/kidswork/theater/history . (10/24/05)

“History of the Theatre.” Tupelo Community Theatre. http://www.tctwebstage.com/oftheatre.htm . (10/26/05)

"King's Men." Shakespeare's World and Work. Ed. John F. Andrews. 2001. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. May 2004. 26 October 2005. http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-masters/47733. (10/25/05)

“Naturalism” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism_%28philosophy%29(10/26/05)

“Realism” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_%28philosophy%29 (10/26/05)

CITATION PAGE:

INFO

Rivers, Dennis. The Shadow Knows! http://members.iquest.net/~drivers/shadow.html (10/26/05)

Roseblade, Chris. “A History of the Theatre 1530-1990”. Merchant Taylors' School, Department of Theatre Studies. http://www.mtsn.org.uk/acdepts/theastud/theastud.htm . (10/26/05)

Sanes ,Ken. Tranparency. http://www.transparencynow.com/welles.htm. (10/26/05)

Trumbull, Eric W. “Introduction to Theatre Online Course.” Northern Virginia Community College. http://novaonline.nv.cc.va.us/eli/spd130et/syllatem.htm . (10/26/05).

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PICTURES

Masks : www.hccfl.edu/ br/clubs/thespis/Blue curtain: friendsinthehills.com/ eveningoutatthetheatre.htmlKabuki:

Masks: www.radioactivefuture.com/ marco6.htm Single dancer: web-japan.org/factsheet/ kabuki/history.html

Multiple dancers: www.asiagrace.com/ detail.php?i=403European theatre:

Couple: http://www.emanuel.org.uk/curriculum/drama/

Man: http://www.suu.edu/alumni/magazine/fall03/shakespeare.html

Girl/woman: www.was.qld.edu.au/ weekwas.htmCave men: http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/spaceship_earth01.shtmlEgyptians:

Couple: http://www.tcnj.edu/~sheppar2/Group: www.g6cqb.freeserve.co.uk/ mervyntap.htm

Greek and Roman:Greek theatre: http://www.thecolefamily.com/italy/pompeii/slide69.htmRoman Theatre: http://www.omniplan.hu/200503-SJ/M/P1210311-Bosra-RomanTheater.jpgThespis: http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/Everyone/Pompeii/Herculaneum/busts.html

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PICTURES

Video Clip: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ Medieval Theater:

Musicians: www.quebecurbain.qc.ca/ 2003/08/08.htmlTheatre: http://www.schloesser-magazin.de/eng/image/ml/gaukler8.jpg

Churches Miiicale Plays:With baby: http://www.dtde.ca/repertoire/court/pressphotos.html

Without: http://www.dtde.ca/repertoire/court/pressphotos.html Renisance theatre:

Globe: http://powerlab.fsb.hr/www2/reportaza/druga.htmlStage view:

http://www.clt.astate.edu/wnarey/Shakespeare%20Survey%20pictures/illustrations.htm Video Clip: http://www.unitedstreaming.com/Restoration:

Ollie: www.ferdinando.org.uk/ oliver_cromwell.htmAnne bracegridle: http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/early_theater/Building: http://www.hberlioz.com/London/BLDruryLane.htmlStage View 1: http://www.colby.edu/personal/j/jdervin/images/cutaway.JPGStage View 2: http://www.colby.edu/personal/j/jdervin/images/proscenium.JPG

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PICTURES19th Centuryactors: http://schwartzcenter.emory.edu/performing/Gas light: http://www.askthebrain.com/ga_light-.htmlElectric light: www.acwd.org/ education/images/

20th Centry:tv: http://ci.quincy.ma.us/tcpl/tcplphotos/Crane%20TV%203.jpgradio: http://www.sarsradio.com/Radio%20Fest%202003%20E21.JPGmovie: http://www.battlefieldearth.com/news/news_set.html

Radio theatre:Orson Wells: www.ritilan.com/ archives/history/

Actors: http://newdeal.feri.org/images/u87.gifThe shadow: http://www.old-time.com/photogallery/stars.html

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy: http://www.old-time.com/photogallery/stars2.htmlAgnes Moorehead: http://www.old-time.com/photogallery/stars.html

Kinescope:Black Maria: http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T112/EdisonIllustrations.htmKinescope parlor: http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T112/EdisonIllustrations.htmInside: http://www.tcf.ua.edu/Classes/Jbutler/T112/EdisonIllustrations.htm

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PICTURES

Movie:Lone ranger: http://www.old-time.com/photogallery/stars4.html

Monty Python: http://www.old-time.com/photogallery/stars4.htmlAround the world in 80 days: http://www.zap2it.com/movies/features/scenes/story/0,1259,---14382,00.html

Silent Movies:Caveman: http://www.vitaphone.org/silentpic.htmlThere you are: http://www.vitaphone.org/silentpic.html

silent film: http://silent-movies.org/Langdon/Films1.html Mary Pickford: http://www.old-time.com/photogallery/stars3.html

Sound:Don Juan: http://www.filmsite.org/20sintro3.html

Talkies:Info about the pictures: http://www.filmsite.org/20sintro3.html

Becky Sharp: http://www.oldies.com/images/boxart/large/4/089218443892.jpgAnimation:

Emperor’s New Groove: http://www.earthakittfanclub.com/filmography.htm

Flix: http://shopping.animazing.com/gallery/timeline.htm

Gumby: http://www.presentationresources.net/toys.html

Steamboat Willie: shopping.animazing.com/ gallery/timeline.htm

Final Fantasy: fantasy-fan.net/FF-Movie/

Wallacce and gromitt: http://mario.lapam.mo.it/Wallace-and-Gromit/images/Wallace-and-Gromit-01.jpg

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PICTURES

TVThen; http://www.tvhistory.tv/1935-1941.htmNow:

http://www.emediawire.com/prfiles/2004/07/08/140161/Syntax_LCDTV_20_front_angle_white_bg.jpg

Internet age:

Fat Albert: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007N1A36/103-59383323203008?v=glance&n=

130&st=%2A&v=glanceThe Rescuers: http://dollmamasden.com/videos.htmStreaming video: www.gmstc.com/ stream_video.asp

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PICTURES