FTT 24026 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Restoration Comedy, William Davenant, Elizabeth Barry
24 Sep 2016
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Cockpit named that bc used used to be cockfighting there - site of musical performance. Saving: 1st to use electric light and related to gilbert and sullivan. Split the royal rooms, 1 for king and 1 for prince, bc they got in a fight. *dual consciousness = you"re an actor within the fictitious circumstances the playwright has given you as well as the stage you"re on and those around you (whatever"s happening) Being in the play and in the space. Some references they made were british references where a non-brit may not understand. Touristy is probably closer to traditional bc more universal. After a while, got tired and wanted the play to end. So affected experience of play because was uncomfortable. Received information from fellow audience members that helped you comprehend what was happening on stage. Actors did things that invited the audience into the performance. Ex: hi-5s and puck offering the banana and audience member eating it.
