quite a while ago, they first appeared in mime acts, not pantomime. mime was considered vulgar so women were banned, it was well after the elizabethan time period that women were beginning to be seen on stage again.
Ellis Raab first appeared on stage during a 1956 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream as Straveling.
Female actresses first appeared on stage in 1629. This was done by a French troupe at the approval of Queen Henrietta Maria.
around 1660's
Men and boys played these parts. It was considered indecent for women to appear on stage.
Women were not allowed to preform at any theatre in Shakespeare's time. Women first appeared on stage in England after 1660.
The first women were on stage in 1660 after the restoration of Charles II.
Yes, they could attend but they could not appear on stage.
Ellis Raab first appeared on stage during a 1956 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream as Straveling.
The law forbade women to appear on stage. It was outrageous and indecent.
The could be and were involved backstage, but they couldn't appear on stage because it was considered indecent.
Women were not permitted to appear on the public stage in England before the year 1660, in any kind of performance including Shakespeare's plays. The reason was that people considered it indecent for a group of men to stare at a woman who was showing herself off for them. It suggested a prostitute advertising her product. If they allowed women to appear on stage like that, then unscrupulous theatre owners would exploit them by having them appear unclothed on stage or simulating acts of sexuality in order to titillate the men in the audience. History shows that they were right about that.
Female actresses first appeared on stage in 1629. This was done by a French troupe at the approval of Queen Henrietta Maria.
around 1660's
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Men and boys played these parts. It was considered indecent for women to appear on stage.
Kamala Bai Gokale
I believe back when they were first written the women roles where played by men because women were not allowed on stage