Settings19th-century theatre
Alain Tasso
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Aleksander Griboyedov
Aleksander Sergeyevich Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer.
Aleksander Sergeyevich Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer.
Aleksey Pisemsky
Aleksey Feofilaktovich Pisemsky was a Russian novelist and dramatist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the late 1850s, but whose reputation suffered a spect...
Aleksey Feofilaktovich Pisemsky was a Russian novelist and dramatist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the late 1850s, but whose reputation suffered a spect...
André Antoine
André Antoine (31 January 1858 – 23 October 1943) was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France.
André Antoine (31 January 1858 – 23 October 1943) was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France.
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history.
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg (; 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.
Johan August Strindberg (; 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.
August von Kotzebue
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (; 3 May 1761 – 23 March 1819) was a German dramatist.
August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (; 3 May 1761 – 23 March 1819) was a German dramatist.
August Wilhelm Schlegel
August Wilhelm (later: von) Schlegel (September 8, 1767 – May 12, 1845) was a German poet, translator, critic, and a foremost leader of German Romanticism.
August Wilhelm (later: von) Schlegel (September 8, 1767 – May 12, 1845) was a German poet, translator, critic, and a foremost leader of German Romanticism.
Benoît-Constant Coquelin
Benoît-Constant Coquelin (23 January 1841 – 27 January 1909), known as Coquelin aîné, was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age.
Benoît-Constant Coquelin (23 January 1841 – 27 January 1909), known as Coquelin aîné, was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age.
Burletta
A burletta (Italian, meaning little joke), also sometimes burla or burlettina, is a musical term generally denoting a brief comic Italian (or, later, English) opera.
A burletta (Italian, meaning little joke), also sometimes burla or burlettina, is a musical term generally denoting a brief comic Italian (or, later, English) opera.
Chestnut Street Theatre
The Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first theater in the United States built by entrepreneurs solely as a venue for paying audiences.
The Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first theater in the United States built by entrepreneurs solely as a venue for paying audiences.
Constantin Stanislavski
Constantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski was a Russian actor and theatre director.
Constantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski was a Russian actor and theatre director.
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold (3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857) was an English dramatist and writer.
Douglas William Jerrold (3 January 1803 – 8 June 1857) was an English dramatist and writer.
Edmund Falconer
Edmund Falconer (1814–1879), also known as Edmund O'Rourke, was an Irish-born 19th century poet, actor, theatre manager, songwriter and playwright, known for his keen wit and outstanding a...
Edmund Falconer (1814–1879), also known as Edmund O'Rourke, was an Irish-born 19th century poet, actor, theatre manager, songwriter and playwright, known for his keen wit and outstanding a...
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English politician, poet, playwright, and novelist.
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC, was an English politician, poet, playwright, and novelist.
Edward Fitzball
Edward Fitzball (1792 – 27 October 1873) was a popular English playwright, who specialised in melodrama.
Edward Fitzball (1792 – 27 October 1873) was a popular English playwright, who specialised in melodrama.
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright.
Georg Büchner
Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose.
Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose.
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, was the penultimate Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, reigning from 1866 to 1914.
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, was the penultimate Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, reigning from 1866 to 1914.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics.
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics.
George Sand
Amantine (also "Amandine") Lucile Aurore Dupin (, later Baroness (baronne) Dudevant (Paris, 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a Fre...
Amantine (also "Amandine") Lucile Aurore Dupin (, later Baroness (baronne) Dudevant (Paris, 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a Fre...
Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau (, 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque.
Georges Feydeau (, 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque.
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann (15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
Gerhart Hauptmann (15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
Gesamtkunstwerk
A Gesamtkunstwerk is a work of art that makes use of all or many art forms or strives to do so.
A Gesamtkunstwerk is a work of art that makes use of all or many art forms or strives to do so.
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen (; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet.
Henrik Ibsen (; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet.
Henry Irving
Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), born John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete re...
Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), born John Henry Brodribb, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete re...
Hippodrama
Hippodrama, or horse drama, is a genre of theatrical show blending circus horsemanship display with popular melodrama theatre.
Hippodrama, or horse drama, is a genre of theatrical show blending circus horsemanship display with popular melodrama theatre.
Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.
James Sheridan Knowles
James Sheridan Knowles (12 May 1784 - 30 November 1862), Irish dramatist and actor, was born in Cork.
James Sheridan Knowles (12 May 1784 - 30 November 1862), Irish dramatist and actor, was born in Cork.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath.
John Baldwin Buckstone
John Baldwin Buckstone was an English actor, playwright and comedian who wrote 150 plays, the first of which was produced in 1826.
John Baldwin Buckstone was an English actor, playwright and comedian who wrote 150 plays, the first of which was produced in 1826.
John Considine (Seattle)
John Considine (September 29, 1868 – February 11, 1943) was an American impresario, a pioneer of vaudeville.
John Considine (September 29, 1868 – February 11, 1943) was an American impresario, a pioneer of vaudeville.
John Howard Payne
John Howard Payne (June 9, 1791 – April 10, 1852) was an American actor, poet, playwright, and author who had most of his theatrical career and success in London.
John Howard Payne (June 9, 1791 – April 10, 1852) was an American actor, poet, playwright, and author who had most of his theatrical career and success in London.
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories.
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories.
Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS, commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic mov...
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS, commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic mov...
Ludwig Tieck
Johann Ludwig Tieck (May 31, 1773 – April 28, 1853) was a German poet, translator, editor, novelist, writer of Novellen, and critic, who was one of the founding fathers of the Romantic movem...
Johann Ludwig Tieck (May 31, 1773 – April 28, 1853) was a German poet, translator, editor, novelist, writer of Novellen, and critic, who was one of the founding fathers of the Romantic movem...
Meiningen Ensemble
The Meiningen Ensemble, also known as the Meiningen Company, was the court theatre of the German state of Saxe-Meiningen, led by Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
The Meiningen Ensemble, also known as the Meiningen Company, was the court theatre of the German state of Saxe-Meiningen, led by Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions.
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions.
Mikhail Shchepkin
Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin (Михаи́л Семёнович Ще́пкин, November 6, 1788 – August 11, 1863) was the most famous Russian actor of the 19th century.
Mikhail Semyonovich Shchepkin (Михаи́л Семёнович Ще́пкин, November 6, 1788 – August 11, 1863) was the most famous Russian actor of the 19th century.
Mindre teatern
Mindre teatern (The Smaller Theatre), Nya teatern (The New Theatre), Lindeberska teatern (The Lindeberg Theatre), was a Swedish theatre at Kungsgatan in Stockholm, active...
Mindre teatern (The Smaller Theatre), Nya teatern (The New Theatre), Lindeberska teatern (The Lindeberg Theatre), was a Swedish theatre at Kungsgatan in Stockholm, active...
Miss Julie
Miss Julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg dealing with class, love, lust, the battle of the sexes, and the interaction among them.
Miss Julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg dealing with class, love, lust, the battle of the sexes, and the interaction among them.
Moscow Art Theatre
The Moscow Art Theatre (Московский Художественный академический театр, МХАТ; Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr, МАТ) is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theat...
The Moscow Art Theatre (Московский Художественный академический театр, МХАТ; Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr, МАТ) is a theatre company in Moscow that the seminal Russian theat...
Naturalism (theatre)
Naturalism is a movement in European drama and theatre that developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Naturalism is a movement in European drama and theatre that developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer.
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer.
Nikolai Polevoy
Nikolai Alekseevich Polevoy was a controversial Russian editor, writer, translator, and historian; his brother was the critic and journalist Ksenofont Polevoy and his sister the writer and publi...
Nikolai Alekseevich Polevoy was a controversial Russian editor, writer, translator, and historian; his brother was the critic and journalist Ksenofont Polevoy and his sister the writer and publi...
Nineteenth-century theatre
Nineteenth-century theatre describes a wide range of movements in the theatrical culture of Europe and the United States in the 19th century.
Nineteenth-century theatre describes a wide range of movements in the theatrical culture of Europe and the United States in the 19th century.
Nineteenth-Century Theatre
Nineteenth-century theatre describes a wide range of movements in the theatrical culture of Europe and the United States in the 19th century.
Nineteenth-century theatre describes a wide range of movements in the theatrical culture of Europe and the United States in the 19th century.
Norman Forbes-Robertson
Norman Forbes-Robertson (September 24, 1858 to September 25, 1932) was the son of John Forbes-Robertson (1822-1903) and one of the 11 siblings of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson.
Norman Forbes-Robertson (September 24, 1858 to September 25, 1932) was the son of John Forbes-Robertson (1822-1903) and one of the 11 siblings of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson.
Otto Ludwig (writer)
Otto Ludwig (February 11, 1813 – February 25, 1865) was a German dramatist, novelist and critic born in Eisfeld in Thuringia.
Otto Ludwig (February 11, 1813 – February 25, 1865) was a German dramatist, novelist and critic born in Eisfeld in Thuringia.
Pantomime
Pantomime— not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally performed in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, ...
Pantomime— not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally performed in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, ...
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Pierce Egan
Pierce Egan (1772–1849) was an early British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture.
Pierce Egan (1772–1849) was an early British journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture.
Realism (theatre)
Realism was a general movement in 19th-century theatre that developed a set of dramatic and theatrical conventions with the aim of bringing a greater fidelity of real life to texts and performances.
Realism was a general movement in 19th-century theatre that developed a set of dramatic and theatrical conventions with the aim of bringing a greater fidelity of real life to texts and performances.
René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt
René Charles Guilbert de Pixerécourt (22 January 1773 – 27 July 1844) was a French theatre director and playwright, active at the Théâtre de la Gaîté and best known for his modern melodram...
René Charles Guilbert de Pixerécourt (22 January 1773 – 27 July 1844) was a French theatre director and playwright, active at the Théâtre de la Gaîté and best known for his modern melodram...
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and polemicist primarily known for his operas.
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and polemicist primarily known for his operas.
Royall Tyler
Royall Tyler, American jurist and playwright who wrote The Contrast in 1787 and published The Algerine Captive in 1797.
Royall Tyler, American jurist and playwright who wrote The Contrast in 1787 and published The Algerine Captive in 1797.
Ruth Herbert
Louisa Ruth Herbert (1831 – 1921) was a well-known Victorian-era English stage actress and model for the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Louisa Ruth Herbert (1831 – 1921) was a well-known Victorian-era English stage actress and model for the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Sturm und Drang
Sturm und Drang is a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music taking place from the late 1760s through the early 1780s, in which individual subjectivity and, in particular, ext...
Sturm und Drang is a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music taking place from the late 1760s through the early 1780s, in which individual subjectivity and, in particular, ext...
Ständeklausel
The Ständeklausel (estates-clause) was a principle in poetic theatre, by which attempts were made to transfer the principals of Classicist French drama into German theatre.
The Ständeklausel (estates-clause) was a principle in poetic theatre, by which attempts were made to transfer the principals of Classicist French drama into German theatre.
Symbolism (arts)
Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts.
Symbolism was a late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts.
Theatrical Productions of André Antoine
André Antoine was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France.
André Antoine was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France.
Thomas Holcroft
Thomas Holcroft (10 December 1745 – 23 March 1809) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Thomas Holcroft (10 December 1745 – 23 March 1809) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer.
Thomas Wignell
Thomas Wignell (1753–1803) was an English-born actor and theatre manager in colonial United States.
Thomas Wignell (1753–1803) was an English-born actor and theatre manager in colonial United States.
Théâtre de l'Œuvre
The Théâtre de l'Œuvre is a Paris theatre, located atop cité Monthiers, at 55 rue de Clichy in the 9° arrondissement in Paris, France.
The Théâtre de l'Œuvre is a Paris theatre, located atop cité Monthiers, at 55 rue de Clichy in the 9° arrondissement in Paris, France.
Théâtre Libre
The Théâtre Libre ("Free Theatre") was a theatre company that operated from 1887 to 1896 in the Montmartre district of Paris, France.
The Théâtre Libre ("Free Theatre") was a theatre company that operated from 1887 to 1896 in the Montmartre district of Paris, France.
Tommaso Salvini
Tommaso Salvini (January 1, 1829 in Milan – December 31, 1915 in Florence) was an Italian actor.
Tommaso Salvini (January 1, 1829 in Milan – December 31, 1915 in Florence) was an Italian actor.
Toy theater
Toy theater, also called paper theater and model theater, is a form of miniature theater dating back to the early 19th century in Europe.
Toy theater, also called paper theater and model theater, is a form of miniature theater dating back to the early 19th century in Europe.
Vasateatern
Vasateatern or "Vasan" (in English: The Vasa Theatre) is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden.
Vasateatern or "Vasan" (in English: The Vasa Theatre) is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden.
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Victorian burlesque
Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as travesty or extravaganza, is a genre of theatrical entertainment that was popular in Victorian England and in the New York theatre of the mid...
Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as travesty or extravaganza, is a genre of theatrical entertainment that was popular in Victorian England and in the New York theatre of the mid...
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko (Владимир Иванович Немирович-Данченко) (December 11(23), 1858 - April 25, 1943, Moscow) was a Russian theatre director, writer, pedagogue, playwright,...
Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko (Владимир Иванович Немирович-Данченко) (December 11(23), 1858 - April 25, 1943, Moscow) was a Russian theatre director, writer, pedagogue, playwright,...
Well-made play
The well-made play is a genre of drama from the 19th century that Eugène Scribe first codified and that Victorien Sardou developed.
The well-made play is a genre of drama from the 19th century that Eugène Scribe first codified and that Victorien Sardou developed.
William Dunlap
William Dunlap was a pioneer of the American theater.
William Dunlap was a pioneer of the American theater.
William Warren (elder actor)
William Warren (b. Bath, England, 10 May 1767; d. Washington, D.C., 19 October 1832) was an actor.
William Warren (b. Bath, England, 10 May 1767; d. Washington, D.C., 19 October 1832) was an actor.
Émile Augier
Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.