melodrama or farce
1Theatre Royal, Exeter — The Theatre Royal, Exeter was the name of several theatres situated in the city centre of Exeter, Devon, England in the United Kingdom.Early theatres and firesThe name Theatre Royal was first applied in Exeter by 1843 to what had previously been… …
2O'Neill, Eugene — ▪ American dramatist Introduction in full Eugene Gladstone O Neill born Oct. 16, 1888, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 27, 1953, Boston, Mass. foremost American dramatist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936. His… …
3The Downfall and The Death of Robert Earl of Huntington — The Downfall of Robert Earl of Huntington [Anthony Munday, The Downfall of Robert Earl of Huntington , John C. Meagher, ed., Malone Society, Oxford University Press, 1965.] and The Death of Robert Earl of Huntington [Anthony Munday, The Death of… …
4Dangerous Curves (1929 film) — Dangerous Curves Theatrical release poster Directed by Lothar Mendes Written by Lester C …
5piece — I. n. 1. Part, fragment, bit, scrap. 2. Portion. 3. Thing. 4. Composition, writing, lucubration, literary production, work. 5. Coin. 6. Gun, fire arm. 7. Painting, picture. 8 …
6play — I. v. n. 1. Sport, disport, frolic, skip, frisk, gambol, revel, romp, caper, make merry, make fun. 2. Trifle, toy, wanton, dally. 3. Hover, flutter, sport, wave. 4. Game, gambler. 5. Act (on the stage), take a part, personate a character. 6.… …
7performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
8comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
9theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …
10HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …
