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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Raised the flag on the top of the hut
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Announced it with a speaker
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Stood by the front door
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Handed out posters / flyers
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On 29 June 1613, the Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry VIII. A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired, igniting the wooden beams and thatching.
Detailed explanation-3: -The start of the afternoon plays were announced by a blast of trumpets. Plays performed at the Globe Theatre were divided into three types-Histories, Comedies and Tragedies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Globe Theatre Fact 10 Colour coded flags were used outside the theatre to advertise the type of play to be performed – a red flag for a history play, white for a comedy play and black for a tragedy play.