Commedia dellarte

Italian vs. English Theater

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  • Jan 1, 1550

    Plautus's lost plays

    Plautus's lost plays
    12 of Plautus's lost plays are recovered
  • Jan 1, 1558

    Defeat of Spanish Armada

    Defeat of Spanish Armada
    (by English); Spain's army was so-called "The Invincible Army" until the English defeated them
  • Jan 1, 1560

    Commedia dell'Arte has its peak

    Commedia dell'Arte has its peak
    Commedia dell'Arte involved improvised performances and "lazzi"
  • Period: Jan 1, 1560 to

    Italian vs. English Theater

  • Jan 1, 1570

    Unities

    Unities
    Castelvetro requires the three unities: time, place, and action
  • Jan 1, 1574

    Burbage - "Theatre"

    Burbage - "Theatre"
    Second permanent theatre ever built in England, and the first successful one
  • Jan 1, 1580

    Teatro Olimpico

    Teatro Olimpico
    final design
  • Jan 1, 1580

    Palladio begins construction

  • Sabbioneta

    Sabbioneta
    The Theater at Sabbioneta was completed.

  • First Globe playhouse

    First Globe playhouse
    This was the skeleton of the Globe theater

  • England and Spain - Peace

    England and Spain - Peace

  • Monteverdi's "Orfeo"

    Monteverdi's "Orfeo"

  • Aleotti - Farnese

  • Shakespeare dies

    Shakespeare dies

  • Ben Jonson publishes Works

  • Shakespeare's First Folio

    Shakespeare's First Folio

  • First opera house

    The first opera house was constructed in Italy

  • Pole-And-Chariot

    Pole-And-Chariot
    Torelli introduces the pole and chariot system, which drastically changes the course of theater and its advancements