#1850-1875

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Gold bracelet with enamel and inset garnets, French, ca. 1850-1875.

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The Brothers Grimm

http://blog.koldcast.tv/2011/koldcast-news/grimms-fairy-tales-not-necessarily-happily-ever-after/

in 1857, the final collection of Grimm's fairy tales was published. In total, it contained 211 stories both written by the brothers and collected from other German sources.

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Gas lighting.

http://www.compulite.com/stagelight/html/history-4/history-4-text.html

         Gaslight in the theatre was revolutionary and this new technology influenced both the style and the aesthetics of theatrical lighting. Not only was gaslight very bright, it could also be controlled from a distance, using a system of valves which controlled the flow of gas into the various pipes - a primitive but effective dimming system. And for the first time light could be projected onto the stage from new angles, as different types of theatrical gaslighting instruments were developed: footlights, winglights, borderlights, groundrows, lengths, standards and bunch lights.

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Egyptian belly dances were performed in Egypt in Circa 1860.  

"Middle Eastern dance may have many origins.  It is possible that this dance can be traced back to Mesopotamia where temple engravings depicting dancers have been found.  These same types of depictions have been found on temples in Egypt dating back to 1000 B.C. and in Greece.  It is believed by many that this dance started as an ancient ritual dance for fertility and childbirth.  The priestesses were sometimes "sacred prostitutes" where they would perform these dances for clients as they invoked the Goddess.  Around 0 B.C. there were Greek writings that described Nile dancers as rapidly vibrating.   Some of the movements from these dances might still be the same as modern MED (Middle Eastern dance)."

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"According to George Reid Andrews, the historian of Montevideo Black communities, after the middle of the 19th century younger blacks in particular abandoned the candombe in favor of dances from Europe such as the mazurka. Meanwhile, whites began to imitate the steps and movements of blacks. Calling themselves Los Negros, upper class portenos in the 1860s and 1870s blackened their faces and formed one of the carnival processions each year."

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In July 1858 Shibaraku was performed at the Ichimura-za theater in Edo, Japan. 

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(Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault)

In 1860 Dion Boucicault became an advocator for combination theatre companies. These companies would travel around and bring the actors and scenes around with them for one play.  

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In the 1860s the capacity of the Olympic Theatre was 889 people. Performances such as The Girl I Left Behind Me, The Hidden Hand and My Wife's Bonnet,The Maze, The Maid, The Monarch; Deerfoot, Robin Hood, The Forrester's Fate!, Cupid and Psyche, Beautiful as a Butterfly, Acis and Galatæa, The Nimble Nymph and the Terrible Troglodyte! and King of the Merrows all played in the 1860s at the Olympic Theatre.