Choose the right answer.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 842.
On the right
Match the people on the left with a definition
| 1. CAST 2. HAM 3. HERO 4. HEROINE 5. STAND-IN 6. STAR 7. STUNT MAN 8. TROUPE 9. UNDERSTUDY 10. VILLAIN | a) the main bad character in a play b) a set of actors in a play c) a company of dancers, members of a circus d) the most important male part in a play e) a famous actor or actress f) an actor who learns an important part in a play so as to be able to take the place of the actor who plays that part if necessary g) a person who takes the part of an actor at dangerous points in a film h) the most important female part in a play i) a person who does dangerous acts in a film so that the actor does not have to take risks j) an actor who acts artificially, unnaturally |
8. Which of the following would you expect to see:
a) in a circus
b) in a theatre
c) in a nightclub
Some fit into more than one category.
Audience
fire-eater
sword-swallower
clown
leading lady
tightrope walker
comedian
midget
understudy
compere
ringmaster
usher
dancer
stripper
1. During the dress ….. he was relaxed, but he was very nervous on the first night.
a) performance b) production c) rehearsal d) repetition
2. The light gradually ….. and shapes and colours grew fainter.
a) died b) disappeared c) faded d) melted
3. The local amateur dramatic group are going to ….. a play by Wilder.
a) make up b) put on c) show up d) take up
4. The actors were very pleased that there was such a large ….. for the first night of the new play.
a) assembly b) audience c) congregation d) meeting
5. The actor had six curtain ….. after his marvellous performance.
a) calls b) demands c) requests d) shouts
6. The National Theatre receives a large …..from the Government every year.
a) donation b) gift c) subsidy d) support
7. The audience ….. out laughing when the actor fell over.
a) broke b) burst c) called d) shouted
8. During the …..we had a drink and discussed the first act of the play.
a) break b) interruption c) interval d) pause
9. He felt nervous on the first night because he had never performed in ….. before.
a) audience b) common c) company d) public
10. "Smoking ….. forbidden in the theatre".
a) exactly b) seriously c) strictly d) strongly
11. What is usually called "magic" is really a trick. The quickness of the hand ….. the eye.
a) belies b) deceives c) disguises d) mistakes
12. The children gazed at the magician ….. as he performed his tricks.
a) eagle-eyed b) hawk-eyed c) open-eyed d) wide-eyed
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