Question
Censorship from the Licensing Act of 1737 led Drury Lane and Covent Garden to shift to performing burlesque and this other genre. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this genre that dominated Victorian theater and de-emphasized characters for sensational stories and moral tales interspersed with musical scenes.
ANSWER: melodrama [accept melodramatic plays]
[10m] Victorian melodramas typically featured six stock characters calling back to its roots in this Italian theater genre. London streetside Punch and Judy shows were inspired by this genre’s characters of Pulcinella and Harlequin.
ANSWER: commedia dell’arte
[10e] The Licensing Act was a response to The Golden Rump, a possibly fake play attributed to this author who avoided scandal by focusing on novels like Tom Jones.
ANSWER: Henry Fielding
<Ganon Evans, Literature - British - Drama> ~23826~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 12.50 | 72% | 53% | 0% |