Globe Theater
1.
Where were the plays performed. They were performed in the golden globe theatre. (1599)-(1613). This theatre could hold
several thousand people. Most were peasants and had to stand in the pit. Nobles could watch the play sitting on the side of the
stage. Performances were held in the afternoon, because there was no artificial lighting. Men had to play the woman's part. The
Golden Globe theatre was constructed out of timber wood taken from the theatre. The Golden Globe theatre was burned to the
ground, because someone shot a cannon that started the roof on fire.
2
What were the characteristics of typical Elizabethan theater? Theatre performances were held in the afternoon,
because, of course, there was no artificial lighting.
The most famous playhouse was the Globe (1599) built by the company in which Shakespeare had a stake.
3.
Who went to the plays. Rich nobles were able to come to the plays, they could sit high. Royal blood.
Royal blood could also go to the plays for free. Peasants could go to the play too, but they had to stand in the pit.
4.
What did the flags mean. A raised flag was the signal that a play would be staged in the afternoon. The
White flag was used to advertise that the play performing would be a comity. The Black flag was used to
advertise that the play would be a tragedy. The Red flag would advertise that the play performed would be about
history.
5.
1598: decides to make a theater
1599; shakespeare's globe theater was completed, and could hold up to
3,ooo
people. it was 2 cents to get in.
June 29th: 1614: the theater burned down when a cannon
fired for effect and got the straw roof on fire.
1615: the theater was rebuilt
1642: the playhouse/theater era is over and the globe theater was torn down
Other plays known to have been performed by Shakespeare and rest of his
acting troupe were Hamlet (1600-1601), Twelfth Night Or What You Will
(1601), Richard II (February 7th 1601) Troilus and Cressida (1601-1602),
All’s Well That Ends Well (circa 1602), Timon of Athens (c1604), King
Lear (1605), Macbeth (1606), Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607) possibly
The
Tempest in 1610 The Two Noble Kinsmen in 1611, Shakespeare’s "lost" play
Cardenio in 1612 and Henry VIII in 1613.
Theatre performances were held in the afternoon, because there was
no
artificial lighting.
The most famous playhouse was the Globe (1599) built by the
company in
which Shakespeare had a stake.
Made by Alec Daemicke,
Nicholas Wagnar, Fredrick
Halper