Henry Irving Influence On Theatre
Theatre in the late nineteenth century was taking large steps to what we know today. The length of shows became longer. Copyrights were created. Repertory Companies became more popular. Theatre made advancements in all different areas.
The companies were made up of designers, directors, and actors. They would come together for one year. Every person would be in charge of a different role. Because of these Repertory Companies tours were beginning to increase in great amounts. Actors were paid for one year or they were paid through the amount of time that the show ran. By this time audiences became more equivalent and democratic. In the late nineteenth century a system was created where a playwright would be paid for every work he wrote. This …show more content…
He supposed that drama should be "dipped in the magic fountain of music" to combine the greatness of Shakespeare with that of Beethoven. Wagner was very apprehensive with the importance of a director. He thought that all elements of a production should come under the control of one man, the all-powerful director who would create the theatrical elements into a Gesamtkunstwerk, or a master artwork (http://users.utu.fi/hansalmi/wagner.html). Sir Henry Irving was known as England's greatest actor. In 1878, after developing a partnership with actress Ellen Terry, he became actor-manager of London's Lyceum Theatre where they successfully rejuvenated Goethe's Faust and Shakespeare's Hamlet. In 1895 he became the first actor in British history to be knighted. George the second controlled a small court theatre. He believed in a long rehearsal period. His sets and costumes were historically precise. He used a realistic style of production, but the plays he showed were romantic. Directors, like George the second, believed that a new, different, set should be designed for each production. There are many people through out the late nineteenth century who had other effects on theatre. Without these people theatre today could possibly be very different. Certain dramas wouldn't be around. If some dramas weren't around then certain plays wouldn't be around. Each aspect and person has an effect on the
The companies were made up of designers, directors, and actors. They would come together for one year. Every person would be in charge of a different role. Because of these Repertory Companies tours were beginning to increase in great amounts. Actors were paid for one year or they were paid through the amount of time that the show ran. By this time audiences became more equivalent and democratic. In the late nineteenth century a system was created where a playwright would be paid for every work he wrote. This …show more content…
He supposed that drama should be "dipped in the magic fountain of music" to combine the greatness of Shakespeare with that of Beethoven. Wagner was very apprehensive with the importance of a director. He thought that all elements of a production should come under the control of one man, the all-powerful director who would create the theatrical elements into a Gesamtkunstwerk, or a master artwork (http://users.utu.fi/hansalmi/wagner.html). Sir Henry Irving was known as England's greatest actor. In 1878, after developing a partnership with actress Ellen Terry, he became actor-manager of London's Lyceum Theatre where they successfully rejuvenated Goethe's Faust and Shakespeare's Hamlet. In 1895 he became the first actor in British history to be knighted. George the second controlled a small court theatre. He believed in a long rehearsal period. His sets and costumes were historically precise. He used a realistic style of production, but the plays he showed were romantic. Directors, like George the second, believed that a new, different, set should be designed for each production. There are many people through out the late nineteenth century who had other effects on theatre. Without these people theatre today could possibly be very different. Certain dramas wouldn't be around. If some dramas weren't around then certain plays wouldn't be around. Each aspect and person has an effect on the