AGES ERA PERIOD
16TH CENTURY
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Question
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They relied on admission charges, an innovation of the period.
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The early versions were oval in shape.
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They were located outside the city limits of London.
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1576 the first permanent public theatre, called simply the Theatre, was erected by the actor James Burbage. The building boom continued until the end of the century; the Globe, where Shakespeare’s plays were first performed, was built in 1599 with lumber from the demolished Theatre.
Detailed explanation-2: -Public theatres were opened and outside. Private theatres were enclosed with less people attending (Beck 318). Both types of theatres were open to anyone who could pay. Private playhouse productions were more expensive than the public, were much smaller, and had a more select audience (Trumbell).
Detailed explanation-3: -Elizabethan Theatres Both were open to anyone who could pay, but the private theatres cost more, were smaller, and had a more select audience.
Detailed explanation-4: -First, the private theatres were indoor spaces and were much smaller in terms of audience space. They probably sat only about 500. But since ticket prices STARTED at sixpence and a private box could cost as much as 46 pennies, there was more money to be made in private houses than in public theatres.