MUS 149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Artisan Entertainment, Plate Spinning
13 Jul 2016
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Characteristics/how it operated: regular performances in one theatre presenting a di erent play each night/almost each night from the productions it has prepared plays usually were dramatic with dramatic characters. England during the elizabethan period (brittanica) and then large east coast cities and nola (washington. edu) during the early 1800"s. What were its bene ts: self-su cient actor-managers responsible for all things business and production; very powerful in the company, what they say goes variety of plays star power. What were its drawbacks: less economical than a road tour companies tour companies used the stock companies" actors as supporting actors and they eventually started going on the tours = uneven performances = stock companies faded. Pro t-sharing/actor manager company the rst american theater companies adopted the business model of shakespearean england started by artists, not business people mid-late 1700"s run as cooperatives problems: No division of labor until the mid-20th century: director producer costuming etc.
