The Restoration theater : from tennis court to playhouse /
During the Restoration, new playhouses were built to replace the many theaters destroyed by Cromwell in the English Civil War. The new theaters, built to stage the probing social comedies of the era, were shaped by changes in English drama, politics and society. This film shows how the Parisian tenn...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[1996]
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| Series: | Ancient theatre & its legacy.
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| Summary: | During the Restoration, new playhouses were built to replace the many theaters destroyed by Cromwell in the English Civil War. The new theaters, built to stage the probing social comedies of the era, were shaped by changes in English drama, politics and society. This film shows how the Parisian tennis court theaters, attended by the court in exile of Charles II, influenced the new London theaters, particularly Wren's Theatre Royal. |
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| Item Description: | "FFH6546." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Audience: | Theater arts. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Richard C. Beacham. |