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Advanced Theatre History Presentation Test
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1
Who was Charles Barras?
Singer
Producer
Actor
Slave
2
Which booth was considered the most successful actor in the family?
John Wilkes Booth
Asia Booth
Edwin Booth
Junius Brutus Booth
3
What plays by Shakespeare was within their repertoire?
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Anthony and Cleopatra
Richard III & Othello
Romeo and Juliet & The Merchant of Venice
4
Mercy Warren's nickname was
Persistent Warren
The Woman
Feisty Fire
Conscience of the American Revolution
5
Which one of William Dunlap's plays in most well known?
"The Modest Soldier"
The Father
Andre
False Shame
6
Why was Royall Tyler's early engagement terminated?
He partied and lost most of his inheritance
He became sick
He waited too long to marry
He was too old
7
Who was Cato?
Statesman in the roman Republic
Colonist
British
Republican in the war
8
What was the name of Harrigan’sbreakthrough hit?
The Fanatic Father
Putnam the son of Iron 76
The Mulligan Guard
Life in New York
9
What was the name of the house that the Booths built and in which they lived?
The Biltmore Estates
White Hall
Tudor Hall
Castle Hill
10
Where was the African Grove Theatre first located? (Where did they first perform?)
In a bakery
In a tea garden
In a mansion
In a shelter
11
Which Booth family member was the one who left family and came to America?
Asia
John Wilkes
Edwin
Junius Brutus
12
Mercy Warren was the first female
Writer
Actor
Activist
Singer
13
What is the other name for a calcium light?
lime
Saffron
Carbon arc
oil
14
What did Royall Tyler become other than a playwright?
Painter
A lawyer
Actor
Chief Justice
15
From what play did Charles Barras become wealthy?
Vonage
The Yarn
The Gyrian
The Black Crook
16
What was one of the two first theatres to use candle lighting?
The Royal Boston Bijou's Theatre and Theatre in Stockholm
Theatre in Stockholm and Teatro Farnese
Teatro Olimpico and Teatro Farnese
Teatro Olimpico and The Royal Boston Bijou's Theatre
17
What two actors did William Dunlap meet to get "The Modest Soldier" produced?
Henry and Hallam
Maxwell and James
Tyler and Warren
Crosby and Smith
18
What was interesting about William Dunlap?
He had one leg
He only had one eye
He had 5 wives
He was homosexual
19
Acted at the Grove Theatre - (first black actor to perform professionally on a US stage)
Junius Booth
James Hewlett
Ira Aldridge
Charles Taft
20
What two liquids were used in candle lighting to make colored lights?
Beets and Cucumbers
Red Wine and Saffron
Red Wine and White Wine
Sweet Potatoes and Saffron
21
What was important about the play "The Contrast"?
Elevated Women's Rights
Abolished Slavery
It made fun of his political opponents.
Compared English and American manne
22
Who wrote the play "Cato"?
George Washington
Charles Whiteleaf
Joseph Addison
Cato the Younger
23
Who did Edward Harrigan go into apartnership with?
Timothy Reinhart
Richard Harrigan
Tony Hart
Andrew Ward
24
What two theatres did William Dunlap manage?
American and South
Park and American
John Street and American
Park and John Street
25
What was the seating capacity of the Niblo's Garden where Barras' musical was staged?
5900
3200
9000
6 Million
26
What school did Tyler attend?
Harvard
Yale
William and Mary
Boston University
27
How did "Cato" effect the American Revolutionary War?
Cato was a soldier in the Revolutionary war
He was a real person that was friends with George Washington
It made the colonist mad at the british
The colonist loved Cato because of the liberty it promoted
28
How much money did it take to produce this big play of Charles Barras?
6 Million
25,000
900
4000
29
With whom did Charles Barras work and sister was he engaged?
Mercy Warren
John Quincy Adams
John Hancock
George Washington
30
What was Royall Tyler's cause of death?
cancer
polio
Heart attack
aids
31
What were Ned Harrigan’s play about?
Romance
American Manners vs English Manners
Life on the Mississippi
Life of New York's Lower classs
32
What did Mercy Warren play a role in the development of?
The organization of the town of Boston
Constitution
Committee of Correspondence
Bill of rights
33
Which president did John Wilkes assassinate?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
34
What was the name of the World War II liberty ship named in her honor?
SS Mercy Warren
Mercy Warren SS
Warren M
MO Warren
35
From which country does the Booth family originate? (Remember he left his real family behind)
Italy
England
France
Mexico
36
What is the main idea of Cato?
Republicans
George Washington
Liberty
Death
37
What three colors were used in the electric lighting system? (Additive lighting)
Red Yellow Purple
Red Blue White
Blue Red Green
Green saffron Blue
