FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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they would fly a flag above the theater
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everyone would get a call that morning
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a banner would fly in the sky
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an announcement came on the radio
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marquee. There was none. But a flag flew over the theatre on play days to advertise performances. If a tragedy was scheduled, the flag was black; if a comedy was scheduled, the flag was white; if a history play was scheduled, the flag was red.
Detailed explanation-2: -So more often than not when a red flag was flying over a theatre it meant you were in for a performance of Henry IV. This is thought to be because audiences loved the character of Falstaff, more likely than not they cheered when he was on stage, and laughed at him profusely (Lamb 17).
Detailed explanation-3: -The times of plays at the Globe Theatre generally started at three o’clock. Red, White or Black flags flying form the Flag mast at the top of the Globe Theatre indicated whether the play to be performed was a history, comedy or a tragedy.
Detailed explanation-4: -A flag was flown on top of the Globe Theatre each day to indicate what type of play was being performed. Each flag that was a different color represented the play’s genre. If it were black, it meant the play was a Tragedy; white meant a comedy or light-hearted in nature; red was a history.
Detailed explanation-5: -How was the public notified about performances? Flags would be put on top of the theatre, depending on the color, the public would know if it was tragedy, romance, history, or comedy.