... way to Realism, Realism soon gave way to a Romantic Revival. This revival, in response to quiet realistic plays, gave audiences passionate performers and romantic plays such as Edmund Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. These plays were full romantic notions, heightened emotions, passionate sword fights, and stunning new designs and spectacle, which were provided by designers such as Appia and Gordon Craig, whose work ... ...

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