Performance of Terence's Andria

Subject

Performances
Theater--Production and direction
Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery

Description

1493--Italian--Performance of Andria, by Terence (the Roman comedian, not Schoone-Jongen). A discovery in 1427 of a manuscript containing the plays of Plautus and Terence led to attempts, like the one here, to present these and other classical plays in what was thought to be their original manner (based on interpretations of Vitruvius' descriptions). Thus, we have this stage attempting to emulate the Roman stage. As you may note from the architecture of the theatres of the time, there was a big move to emulate the Roman stage.

Publisher

Theatre and Playhouse

Original Date

1493

Digitized Date

Mon, 07/02/2001

Original Media

Image

Original Format

image/slide

Digital Format

image/tif

Local Identifier

theaterhistory432

Coverage

Italian
Renaissance
1400-1500
Design
Terence
Andria
Roman

Copyright

Theatre and Playhouse