Título: Burlesque
Seção: Victorian theatrical burlesque
Background: A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects. The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from the Italian burla - a joke, ridicule or mockery. Burlesque overlaps in meaning with caricature, parody and travesty, and, in its theatrical sense, with extravaganza, as presented during the Victorian era. "Burlesque" has been used in English in this literary and theatrical sense since the late 17th century.

Conteúdo: Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as "travesty" or "extravaganza", was popular in London theatres between the 1830s and the 1890s. It took the form of musical theatre parody in which a well-known opera, play or ballet was adapted into a broad comic play, usually a musical play, often risque in style, mocking the theatrical and musical conventions and styles of the original work, and quoting or pastiching text or music from the original work. The comedy often stemmed from the incongruity and absurdity of the classical subjects, with realistic historical dress and settings, being juxtaposed with the modern activities portrayed by the actors. Madame Vestris produced burlesques at the Olympic Theatre beginning in 1831 with Olympic Revels by J. R. Planche. Other authors of burlesques included H. J. Byron, G. R. Sims, F. C. Burnand, W. S. Gilbert and Fred Leslie.  Victorian burlesque related to and in part derived from traditional English pantomime "with the addition of gags and 'turns'." In the early burlesques, following the example of ballad opera, the words of the songs were written to popular music; later burlesques mixed the music of opera, operetta, music hall and revue, and some of the more ambitious shows had original music composed for them. This English style of burlesque was successfully introduced to New York in the 1840s.  Some of the most frequent subjects for burlesque were the plays of Shakespeare and grand opera. The dialogue was generally written in rhyming co

user: What was Victorian era burlesque?

assistant: Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as "travesty" or "extravaganza", was popular in London theatres

user: What were some elements of these shows?

assistant: parody in which a well-known opera, play or ballet was adapted into a broad comic play, usually a musical play,

user: Were these shows popular with the public?

assistant: Some of the most frequent subjects for burlesque were the plays of Shakespeare and grand opera.

user: Were any performances especially popular?

assistant: were often one-act pieces running less than an hour and using pastiches and parodies of popular songs, opera arias and other music that the audience would readily recognize.

user: Did some of the actors become famous?

assistant: recognize. The house stars included Nellie Farren, John D'Auban, Edward Terry and Fred Leslie.

user: Were the actors paid well?

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user: What was most interesting about this article?

assistant: Victorian burlesque related to and in part derived from traditional English pantomime "with the addition of gags and 'turns'."

user: Were the actors in burlesque silent?

assistant: The dialogue was generally written in rhyming couplets,

user: What else was unique about burlesque during this time?

assistant: Burlesque became the speciality of certain London theatres, including the Gaiety and Royal Strand Theatre from the 1860s to the early 1890s.

user: When did it stop being popular?

assistant: In the early 1890s, these burlesques went out of fashion in London,

user: Why did they go out of fashion?

assistant: London, and the focus of the Gaiety and other burlesque theatres changed to the new more wholesome but less literary genre of Edwardian musical comedy.