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Shakespeare was a co-owner of two theatres, but he did not "make" them. The builder who built the Globe was called Peter Street.
He also was involved in many performances as an actor (although Ben Jonson's Sejanus and Every Man in his Humour are the only ones we can be sure of).
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Who is Lang Ryan?
Lang Ryan is an actress in the Milton and Second Street Players Theatres. She has had prestigious performances including The Miracle Worker and Moon Over the Brewery. She has serious talent and is going to make it big someday. Courtesy of Deleware Theatres
During which period of time were dramatic performances banned and theatres burned to the ground in England?
Dramatic performances were banned during the Commonwealth 1642-1660, but the theatres were not burned down. However, since the theatres could not be used for anything, there was no profit in keeping them so most of them were torn down by their owners to make room for more profitable buildings like housing. Only one theatre, the Red Bull, managed to survive the Commonwealth.
What theatre did shakespeare buy shares in?
Two theatres: The Globe and the Blackfriars.He bought a share in two theatres--in the Globe in 1599 and the Blackfriars in 1608. Contrary to what many people think, Shakespeare did not have a large share in these theatres--about 12 per cent. But it was enough to make him rich.Shakespeare owned a share in two theatres, The Globe, built in 1599, and the Blackfriars, which they purchased in 1608. He was one of the smaller shareholders, having a 12.5% share.
Why did William Shakespeare write only 5 poems?
He wrote a lot more than that. All 154 sonnets are poems. Writing long poems was a good way for Shakespeare to make some extra cash when the theatres were closed, but not as good as playwriting when the theatres were open. After Venus and Adonis and its sequel the Rape of Lucrece, he mostly lost interest, it would appear.
Why was Shakespeare's theater closed for a few years?
There was a big fire on stage and the theater being make on wood and sticks burned really fast. There was only one entrance and exit so it was hard to get everyone out. There was no recorded death toll
How did Shakespeare get wealthy?
Shakespeare did not make a lot of money from his plays. He did make some by selling his long poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. But mostly he made money by being a shareholder both in the theatre company he belonged to and in the theatres he partly owned. That meant that if the company turned a profit, he got a share, and if someone rented the theatre he got a share of that too.
Where was William Shakespeare inspire to write books?
Shakespeare did not write books as we would understand the meaning of the term--something written for the purpose of being published--apart from his two long poems. His inspiration for writing them was that the theatres were closed for health reasons, and he had to make money somehow. Venus and Adonis is semi-pornographic, which no doubt helped sales. Shakespeare made good money off of it.
In what outdoor theater did Shakespeare's present most of his plays?
Shakespeare was part owner of two theatres, The Globe Theatre and The Blackfriars. He called the Globe Theatre the Wooden "O" in his play Henry V because it was built almost circular with an open courtyard in the middle. The Blackfriars was an indoor theatre, designed very much like theatres today with a thrust stage and seating both on the floor and in galleries.The Globe Theater.
What three interesting things are there about theatres in Shakespeare's time?
In Shakespeare's day, they had indoor and outdoor theatres. The outdoor theatres were built to accomodate a lot of people and to make use of natural sunlight. They were like performances given nowadays by rock or pop bands in ball parks. However they had no amplification, so the actors had to have huge voices. And although a theatre like the Globe could accomodate up to 3000 people, it had only one door, to prevent people from getting in without paying. You'd think that would pose a problem if the theatre caught fire, but actually it didn't. When the Globe burned down on June 29, 1613 during a performance of Henry VIII, nobody was injured; they got out of that one door without panicking. During the performance people went around selling nuts, fruit and beer (and others went around picking people's pockets), but despite all that beer being sold, there were no washrooms.
What inspired William Shakespeare to write?
A wife and kids back in Stratford who needed to be fed. Shakespeare was making some money as an actor, but you could make even more as a writer. When it turned out he had a flair for it, he of course continued, even publishing his long soft-core poem Venus and Adonis for some extra cash when the theatres were closed in 1593 due to plague.
Black box theatres?
A noun phrase is not a question, and adding a question mark at the end doesn't make it one. What do you want to know about black box theatres?
Where was Othello born?
Well considering that he is a character in a play, he wasn't exactly 'born'. However, due to the use of the description of 'Moor' we know that he is of African descent and might have been born in Africa.
