Musical theatre test #1

5 Written Questions

1. all publishing firms were there, you get published but you had to be or have a song plugger
2. intricate rhyming scheme- humor found in the rhyming
3. headlined in Lady Be Good & Funny Face, brother and sister dancing duo
4. patriotic actor in Vaudeville
5. came before vaudeville, for adults, considered scandelous, lots of sexual innuendo

5 Matching Questions

1. Gay Divorce
2. courtesans with hearts of gold
3. Burlesque- patterns of gender representation
4. Roaring 20s known for
5. Pseudolous

1. a flapper culture, emancipation of women, prohibition, speakeasy
2. b by Cole Porter, Astaire introduced the song Night and Day
3. c cunning but goofy slave who wants his freedom and is hungry and horney and is responsible for all the plot complications who are at the heart of the plot
4. d sexual slaves, hookers with a heart of gold- Sweet Charity and Pretty Woman
5. e changed the way women were perceived on stage-seen as sexual, drinking, ect (cheif legacy) and also changed the way guys were seen- muscular

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Minstrel shows, M.C., Spoofing, Cross-dressing, Double Act
   1. American Influence on theatre (20th century)
   2. variety acts in 19th century
   3. 19th century influences on theatre
   4. greek influences on theatre include
2. could perform both comedy sketches and torch songs- subject of 1960s era musical Funny Girl (starring Barbara Streisand) sassy comedian that sang
   1. pantalone
   2. Adonis
   3. Fanny Brice
   4. Gay Divorce
3. didn't want to be the opening act- worst position
   1. grand opera
   2. Vaudeville opening act
   3. vaudeville
   4. Vaudeville's legacy
4. Scott Joplin
   1. harlequin
   2. Ragtime- who
   3. ARIA
   4. Thespis
5. scrooge, grinch, scar
   1. Mr. Interlocutor
   2. opera comique
   3. ill tempered old men
   4. honest young men

5 True/False Questions

1. 4 functions of the greek chorus → mirror reactions of the audience; plot exposition; moderate balance of extreme behaviors of characters; draw conclusions/provide foreshadowing

   True        False

2. lyricist → writes the lyrics

   True        False

3. Syncopation → first opera composer to challenge some of the traditions- one of the first in comic opera

   True        False

4. plays by Gilbert and Sullivan → British composer/lyricist team who perfected the Operetta, a lighthearted musical comedy that is mostly sung. They also invented the Patter song.

   True        False

5. Gershwins did what → Swanee; I'll Build a Staircase to Paradise, Fascinating Rhythm, Rhapsody in Blue, Someone to Watch Over Me, Porgy and Bess

   True        False