stage 5 culture

Where were plays performed in Pompeii?

• in the forum's main theater once a year as part a religious ceremony

• At festivals, held several times a year.

• Plays were performed whenever there was enough public interest to put on a show

Which people went to plays?

• Men, women and slaves.

• wealthy citizens and their servants; no women or children

• All freed citizens but no slaves

Who did not have to hurry to the plays?

• The emperor and foreign dignitaries

• only the slaves needed to hurry to get things ready for their masters

• Town councilors

What was the pantomime?

• performers who would not speak but only pretended and poked fun at others

• A mixture of opera and ballet; a masked performer mimed while a chorus sang

• Marceau was the famous ancient pantomime

What were short plays about Italian country life called?

• "Juvenal"

• opera

• farces

How did the audience recognize the characters?

• Audiences received payrus lists of the names of the actors

• A few simple characters who wore strange masks

• The most famous actors such as Actius or Sorex were well known from their statues

Who were Plautus and Terence?

• famous comedians

• well known writers of Roman comedy plays

• two Roman poets who were given their freedom