wasn’t as good as My Fair Lady‚ and the musical did suffer from structural problems‚ but it still was able to tour around the country. 2. There were two ways that the economics of producing Broadway musicals changed in the 1960’s. In the mid 1960’s shows such as High Spirits and Golden Boy‚ which had great reviews and respectable runs‚ missed getting into the black-ink column. Musicals had gotten much more expensive to produce and they took longer to recoup.
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established techniques and incorporated them with European march format. This fused syncopation influences from Africans with harmonic ways of African Americans and Europeans. Rhythmic syncopation was brought into American homes through‚ at first‚ Minstrel shows‚ then by ragtime by piano “professors” who were usually black pianist who played for social functions‚ dances‚ bars‚ and ill-repute homes. Another way this was made popular was by cutting contests. These contests would allow “professors” to outplay
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often spent at the TV instead of at the table interacting with each other. Many children will not have as good imaginations as others because TV doesn’t require you to use your brain at all. People also lose sleep because they don’t want to miss a show that is on late. TV has an enormous negative affect on people and on society. They should limit the time they spend watching TV and should choose programs
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Hailey Lowell American Studied 12/17/12 Women Throughout American History Throughout history women have created a diverse culture for our nation. Before women took a stance for themselves‚ history had not evolved‚ women were greatly disregarded and neglected. Women today have done so much for society and our nation that it is odd to think all of their contributions to American history at one point did not matter. The supremacy of the white male had taken over for a while‚ but there are
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1901‚ reveals a typical day in the town‚ with the milkman going about his job and kids rushing off for school. Act two takes place in 1904 and depicts the budding romance and consequent wedding of Emily Webb and George Gibbs. Act three‚ set in 1913‚ shows the audience the dead townsfolk of Grover’s Corners (in ghost form) and how they interact with and respond to the living. What I liked about the play is that I felt like I was a visitor of Grover’s Corners. The Stage Manager was like my host family
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included white men blackening their faces and putting on shows to mock African Americans. I had heard of Stephen Foster and some of the more famous minstrel composers and knew the general time period in which minstrelsy was common. Much of what I learned about blackface minstrelsy in class surprised me and differed from the ideas I had of blackface was. I didn’t realize the wide variety of black stereotypes portrayed‚ that blacks performed in the shows as well‚ and just how
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January 9‚ 13- Lecture 2 • Blackface Minstrelsy • Betrays simultaneous fascinations and repulsion for African American culture (don’t imitate unless admire) • Appeared in the 1830’s and onward • As much a matter of class as a matter of race • Live entertainment in which white performers darkened their skin to imitate what they thought African American music sounded like (didn’t know much about African American culture or the south in general) • Ridiculed blacks and made profit • Northern
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Theatre 100 Final Exam Review Drake Union tour Remember the major rooms and theatres we toured Lecture #9: Sarah Ruhl & contemporary theatre Brecht- Epic theatre • Alienate audience to THINK‚ not FEEL • Use history to comment on present • Remind audience they are in theatre: open stagecraft‚ musical numbers‚ puppets‚ narrators‚ film Samuel Beckett & Absurdism • Characters in bizarre situations • Circular/static blots- things often repeat • Sparse language- talking past each other
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sometimes I will take a break from working on my computer and flip to one of my adults programs‚ and he will watch it with me. For example; I like to watch the Wendy Williams talk show. K.J may not understand this show‚ but he knows I like to watch it. He picks up some of the things that are said on the show. When the show comes on and goes off‚ Wendy has a signature sound that she has the audience do “Oop-Oop‚ Oop-Oop”. K.J. likes to hear that sound‚ so therefore he immediately picks-up on the sound
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triumph over the falsities that face them. In the Truman Show‚ the main character Truman lives in an uneventful world; or so he thinks‚ until he tries to make his world
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