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T371 History of Theatre and Drama IIWainscott-2014

Timeline (1700-1891)

[Theatrical events in bold]

1700: England: The Way of the World (Congreve

1703: Italy: !erdinando "i#iena introd$ces m$%ti&%e vanishing &oints'

1705: England: The Gamester (Cent%ivre

1707: England: The Beaux' Strataem (!ar$har

1709: France: Tur!aret ()e*age

1714: England: The Wonder" # Woman $ee%s a Se!ret (Cent%ivre

171: !"erica: !irst amate$r theatre #$i%t (Wi%%iams#$rg+ ,

17##: England: The &ons!ious oers (*tee%e

17#7: $er"any: Caro%ine .e$#er first im&ortant /oman manager in $ro&e'

17#%: England: The Bear's %era (ay

1730: England: Tom Thum*+ or, the Traedy of Traedies (!ie%ding

 France: Game of oe and &han!e (ariva$

1731: England: The ondon er!hant ()i%%o

173#: France: .aire (,o%taire

1737: England: )icensing ct'

1741: England: David arric de#$ts at oodman5s Inn !ie%ds (minor theatre'

1743: Italy: The Serant of T/o asters (o%doni

1747: England: arric #ecomes manager of Dr$ry )ane'

174%: England: Hannah 6ritchard oins arric'

1750: Italy: The &omi! Theatre (o%doni

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175#: !"erica: Ha%%am Com&any o&ens in Wi%%iams#$rg (first verifia#%e &rofessiona% theatre'

1753: Italy: istress of the Inn (o%doni

1755: France: The 8r&han of China (,o%taire

$er"any: iss Sara Sam%son ()essing

175%: France: The ather of a amily (a 9drame9 #y Diderot

&a'an: !irst revo%ving stage in the /or%d(

1759: France: Comedie !rancaise removes a$dience from stage'

17#: England: arric removes a$dience from stage at Dr$ry )ane'

17: )*eden: Drottningho%m Theatre o&ens'England: *am$e% !oote gets s$mmer &atent'

177: $er"any: *t$rm $nd Drang movement $nder/ay' am*ur 2ramatury ()essing

1773: England: She Stoo%s to &on3uer (o%dsmith

1774: $er"any: The Tutor ()en:

!"erica: Continenta% Congress &rohi#its theatre for d$ration of hosti%ities'

1775: !"erica: +evol,tionary -ar begins(

England: The 4ials (*heridan *ara *iddons

de#$ts' France: The Bar*er of Seille

("ea$marchais

177: $er"any: Storm and Stress (;%inger The

&hild urderess (Wagner The Soldiers

()en:

1777: England: The S!hool for S!andal (Sheridan)

17%#: $er"any: The 4o**ers (*chi%%er

17%3: !"erica: Treaty o. /aris !"erican +evol,tion ends(

17%4: France: The arriae of iaro ("ea$marchais

17%7: nited )tates: The &ontrast (Ty%er

$er"any: 5%hienia in Tauris (oethe

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17%9: France: French +evol,tion begins(

1790: France: Comedie !rancaise mono&o%y #roen'

1793: France: +eign o. Terror 2"any French actors a"ong citiens i"'risoned and eec,ted(

1794: nited )tates: Chestn$t *treet Theatre o&ens in 6hi%ade%&hia 261 theatre city in <'*' 1797:

$er"any: 6uss in Boots (Tiec

179%: $er"any: oethe and *chi%%er reforms (Weimar C%assicism Term

9=omanticism9 first a&&ears'

1799: France: Comedie !rancaise restored'

1%011%11: $er"any: *ch%ege% and =omantic Theory'

1%04: England: aster "etty+ first of the sensationa% chi%d stars'

*ad%er5s We%%s /ater tan ($adrama

c(1%07: $er"any: 6entheselia (;%eist

1%0%: $er"any: aust, 6art 1 (oethe

c(1%11: $er"any: 6rin!e riedri!h of am*ur (;%eist

1%14: England: dm$nd ;ean de#$ts'

1%1: nited )tates: *tage gas %ight at Chestn$t *treet Theatre+ 6hi%ade%&hia'

1%#0: England: The am%ire (6%anch>

1%#1: nited )tates: frican rove Com&any in .e/ ?or'

1%##: France: Dag$erre5s dioramas'

1%#3: England: 6%anch> designs $in ohn

&atara!t of the Ganes (a$adrama

1%#: nited )tates: d/in !orest de#$ts in .e/ ?or'

1%#%: nited )tates: d/in !orest &%ay contest' Thomas

=ice um%s im &ro/ (traditiona% #eginning of

minstre% sho/s

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1%#9: nited )tates: etamora (*tone'

1%30: France: ernani (H$go'

1%31: nited )tates: !irst sho/#oat'

1%3#: England: adame ,estris is $sing #o sets'

1%34: England: istory of British &ostume (6%anche France:

 :o Triflin /ith oe ($sset

1%35: $er"any: 2anton's 2eath ("@chner

1%37: )ime%ight introd$ced'

$er"any: Woy;e!< ("$chner

1%39: England: adame ,estris revives oe's a*ours ost=

1%40: France: # Glass of Water (*cri#e England:

 oney ("$%/er-)ytton

1%40s: nited )tates: Te"'erance 'lays 'o',lar(

1%43: England: Theatre =eg$%ation ct (e%iminates mono&o%ies

$er"any: Tiec8 reies # idsummer :ihts 2ream on an 9%i:a#ethan9 stage'

1%45: nited )tates: ashion (o/att

1%49: nited )tates: stor 6%ace =iot'

1%5#: France: ady of the &amillas (D$mas fi%s

England: The &orsl!an Brothers ("o$cica$%t

nited )tates: >n!le Tom's &a*in (ien

1%55: France: )lym%e's -arriae ($gier

1%57: nited )tates: The 6oor of :e/ ?or< ("o$cica$%t

1%15: nited )tates: ivil -ar(

1%#: France: *arah "ernhardt de#$ts

1%3: England: The Ti!<et of eae an (Tay%or first stage detective

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1%4: ()(: d/in "ooth5s amlet r$n of 100 &erformances'

1%5: ()(: incoln assassinated by &ohn -il8es ;ooth 2an actor d,ring 'er.or"ance of ur

 #meri!an &ousin= ,a$devi%%e a&&ears

1%7A ()'A >nder the Gasliht (Da%y

 <or*ay: 6eer Gynt (I#sen

1%74: $er"any: *a3e-2einingen5s Com&any #egins to to$r 0$ro&e

1%79: England: 1-S 6inafore (1i%#ert and *$%%ivan

 <or*ay: # 2oll 1ouse (I#sen

1%%1: England: 0%ectric stage %ighting introd$ced

 <or*ay: Ghosts (I#sen

France: :aturalism in the Theatre (Bo%a

1%%7: France: Theatre )i#re (ntoine

)*eden: The ather (*trind#erg

1%%%: )*eden: iss ulie (*trind#erg

1%%9: $er"any: !reie "hne ("rahm

1%90: ()(: araret lemin (Herne

1%91: <or*ay: edda Ga*ler (I#sen

England: Inde&endent Theatre (rein $er"any:

 S%rin's #/a<enin (Wedeind