- An
afterpiece is a short,
usually humorous one-act
playlet or
musical work
following the main attraction, the full-length play, and
concluding the theatrical...
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American Quartet, 1902
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media help. The
afterpiece rounded out the production. In the
early days of the
minstrel show, this...
- In England, opera's
antecedent was the 17th-century jig. This was an
afterpiece that came at the end of a play. It was
frequently libellous and scandalous...
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comedy play by the
Irish writer John O'Keeffe. A farce, it
premiered as an
afterpiece at the
Theatre Royal,
Covent Garden in
London on 23
April 1796. The original...
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Opera genres Acte de
ballet Afterpiece Azione sacra Azione teatrale Ballad opera Ballet héroïque Bühnenfestspiel Bühnenweihfestspiel
Burletta Chamber...
- by the
English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. A farce, it
premiered as an
afterpiece at the
Theatre Royal,
Haymarket on 20 June 1786. The
original cast included...
- The
Dublin Stage, 1720–1745: A
Calendar of Plays, Entertainments, and
Afterpieces. Cranbury, NJ: ****ociated
University Presses. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-585-24870-7...
- The Romp is a 1767 play, a
comedic afterpiece,
which was
derived from Love in the City by
Isaac Bickerstaffe. The
piece centred on the most po****r character...
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Wedding Day is a
comedy play by the
English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. An
afterpiece, it
premiered at the
Theatre Royal,
Drury Lane in
London on 1 November...
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English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. A three-act farce, it
premiered as an
afterpiece at the
Theatre Royal,
Covent Garden in
London on 22 May 1788. The original...