1/29/13- Melodrama

Melodrama- Melody Drama
"In a well-written drama, the story comes out of the characters. The characters in a well-written melodrama come out of the story." -Sydney Lumet

Melodrama =  Neoclassicism

Melody Drama  =  Idealism

Virtue +

Vice -

box pit & gallery system (the British refer to them as "stalls")

theatre remains segregated until late 20th Century

SEATING

1. Continental- aisles on either side of the seats
2. American- aisle through the middle of the seats

Continental seating

American seating

"Gas Table"- early lighting board

Metropolitan Opera House, 1913

Gas Table

Long Run- one show, long run, cast can change

Repertory System- repertory company; many shows a year; possession of parts

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