Question

Which viceroy passed dramatic performance act?

Answer 1

The Dramatic Performances Act, often shortened to "DPA", was brought into force in the year 1876 under the administration of Viceroy Northbrook. The Act sought to empower the Britishadministration to control better the theatre scene in India.

Answer 2

Viceroy Northbrook is the right answer.

In 1876, the British Administration under Northbrook, executed the Dramatic Performances Act, to patrol insurgent in Indian cinema.

Indians used theaters as a tool to protest against the severe nature of the imperialist government. therefore, in order to check these radical movements, the British Administration moved to impose the Dramatic Performances Act. This Act aimed to enable the British government to regulate better the drama scene in India.