Answer» - Theatre is a place devoted to performances either solo or collective, of performing arts.
- The 19th century saw a great development of the Marathi Theatre.
- Vishnudas Bhave was known as the father of the Marathi Theatre.
- In the initial years historical, mythological plays were performed along with light farcical plays.
- The plays had no written script. The tradition of having a complete written script began with the play ‘
- Thorale Madhavrao Peshwe’ in 1861.
- At the end of 19th century,„ the tradition of musical plays started.
- Historical themes and social problems were presented through these plays.
- The popular plays by Acharya Atre like Udyacha Sansar, Gharabaher helped the Marathi theatre to sustain through a temporary decline. Vasant Kanetkar, Vishram Bedekar, Acharya Atre, enriched the Marathi theatre.
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