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Getting Rich on Shakespeare





 

 

Although the United States in the1800s didn’t seem like a good place to present Shakespearen drama, it was. American’s weren’t well- educated and, compared to Europe;

The US was a wild country with uncomfortable accomodations and primitive transportation. But famous European actors who crossed the Atlanticwith their productions found that in the cities, small towns, and even mining camps of the United States, there was plenty of money to be made on classical drama.

In order to earn that money, however, actors had to do much more than just memorize their lines and look handsome on the stage. They had to be managers of their own theatre companies. Edwin Booth, one of the greatest Shakespearen actors of this day, chose the plays his group performed, organized the players, and took charge of rehearsals. He also took care of business, and that usually meant making the complicated arrangements for taking a company “on the road.”

The road was any place outside New York City that had enough residents to fill a “theatre”. A “theatre” was a place that held a group of people willing to pay to see a live performance. So plays were put on just about everywhere, including the general store. The audience, which was usually starved for contact with the outside world, often had a very dramatic reaction to the plays. More than once the actor who was unfortunate enough to be playing the villain was attacked while on stage for his evil ways.But despite all the problems, good company could earn thousands of dollars for each week on the road, and that was reward enough for the difficulties of the job.

Perhaps the greatest American tour of all time was Sarah Bernhardt’s farewell tour in 1916. By then she was successful and wealthy, and the most famous actress alive Although she was 71 years old, she had more energy than people half her age. She toured for eighteen months, giving 266 performances some in town halls, some in broken- down theatres, some in borrowed tent, and even once in a skating rink. She won fans wherever she went. The tour earned over a million dollars, of which she received $305,000 in profit. The great actress was quite a moneymaker.

 

Questions on the text.

 

 

1.How old was Sarah Bernhardt?

A) -91

B) 64-1

C) 71

D) 81

E) 51

 

2. How many months did she tour?

A) for sixteen

B) for fourteen

C) for fifteen

D) for eighteen

E) for seventeen

 

3.What was reaction of miners to the players?

A) a very romantic

B) a very quiet

C) boring

D) a very serious

E) a very pleasant

 

  1. How much money a good company could earn?

A) ten dollars for each week

B) thousands of dollars for each week

C) million dollars for each week

D) millions of dollars for each week

E) hundreds of dollars for each week

 

  1. Who was one of the best Shakespearian actors of that time?

A) Edward Booth

B) Edwin Booth

C) Edwin Bush

D) Edwin Bus

E) Edgar Booth

 

  1. How much money did she receive at the end of the tour?

A) $ 300.000

B) $350.000

C) $ 305.000

D) $35.000

E) $ 3.500

 

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