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Restoration Theater - Short History
A School for Husbands by Moliere
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David Garrick as Richard III, 1745 by Hogarth
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- The Cambridge History of British Theatre, Volume 2 1660 -1895Theatre, politics and morality by Derek Hughes
Theatres and repertory by Robert D. Hume
Introduction: the theatre from 1660 to 1800 by Joseph Donohue
Theatres, their architecture and their audiences by Joseph Donohue
Theatre outside London, 1660–1775 by Görel Garlick
Theatre companies and regulation by Judith Milhou
Theatre and the female presence by Joanne Lafler
Garrick at Drury Lane, 1747–1776 by Mark S. Auburn - Restoration DramaA short but very useful introduction originally published in A Short History of the Theatre. Martha Fletcher Bellinger. in 1927.
Related Links
- Moliere Scripts in EnglishLots of energy on this site.
- Tudor Hall at Whitehall PalaceUse High Resolution to see the theater details.
Brought to Britain by the British architect, Inigo Jones in the early in the 17th century. This theater is an early attempt at 3-D, no glasses necessary.
Books & eBooks
Cambridge History of British Theatre by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780521650403Publication Date: 2004Beginning in Roman Britain and ending with Charles II's restoration to the throne, the nineteen essays that comprise this volume are written by leading British and American scholars.
History of World Theater by Call Number: 792.09 BERTHOLISBN: 0826411673Publication Date: 1999Felicia Londre explores the world of theater as diverse as the Entertainments of the Stuart court and Arthur Miller directing Chinese actors at the Beijing People's Art Theater in "Death of a Salesman." Londre examines: Restoration comedies; the Comedie Francais; Italian "opera seria"; plays of the "Surm und Grand" movement; Russian, French, and Spanish Romantic dramas; American minstrel shows; Brecht and dialectical theater; Dighilev; Dada; Expressionism, Theater of the Absurd productions, and other forms of experimental theater of the late-20th century.
Theatres of Inigo Jones and John Webb by Call Number: Google BooksISBN: 9780521255462Publication Date: 1985Google books provide limited access.
SCC Books
Request these books and they will deliver to SFCC Library the workday.
- Restoration Theater / Request from SCCThe dialect of those fanatic times, by B. Harris.
George Etherege and the form of a comedy, by J. Powell.
William Wycherley, by A. Richter.
Molière and English Restoration comedy, by N. Suckling.
Modes of satire, by R. Sharrock.
Heroic tragedy, by A. Richter.
"All, all of a piece throughout": thoughts on Dryden's dramatic poetry, by D. W. Jefferson.
Restoration acting, by H. Hunt.
Shakespeare "Made fit," by W. M. Merchant.
The comedies of William Congreve, b
Videos
- The Way of the world [VHS] Media OfficeAnna Russell introduces the characters and the plot of Congreve's comedy The way of the world. After the key scenes of the play are performed, she casts some of the dialogue into modern form to convey the sarcasm and humor of Congreve's style.
- Period Movement: Restoration / with Judith Chafee ; producer, Joel Asher ; directors, Joel Asher and Judith Chafee.Media Office DVD 564
Judith Chaffee, movement coach and theater professor at Boston University, presents a workshop with students on acting in period plays from the Restoration and Victorian eras. Using scenes from Man of Mode, Mrs. Warren's Profession, and The Importance of Being Earnest, she teaches students how to execute dances of the period; use such props as hats, canes, and daggers; and perform such movements as walking and sitting for each of the periods discussed. -- In