Monologue Play - Monologue Play

Japanese: モノローグ劇 - モノローグげき
Monologue Play - Monologue Play
A one-man play. A play performed by only one actor. Monologue means a soliloquy. Sometimes other actors appear, but no lines are spoken. Between 1775 and 1780, the German actor Johann Christian Brandes (1735-99) practiced this style extensively to show off his acting skills, and it gained popularity. This is called a monodrama, but the term monologue play generally seems to refer to a more coherent one-act play or a play long enough to be a single performance.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
一人芝居。1人の俳優のみによって演じられる劇。モノローグとは独白を意味する。ときには他の俳優も登場するが,せりふは語らない。1775年から80年にかけてドイツの俳優ブランデスJohann Christian Brandes(1735‐99)がみずからの演技力を誇示するために盛んに実践し,人気を得た。これはモノドラマmonodramaと呼ばれるが,モノローグ劇という言葉は一般にもう少しまとまった一幕劇ないし一回の演目として十分な長さの劇を指すようである。

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