Since so many people died of the plague, the people that ran the theater were desperate for actors/actresses. They even hired the ill, which made the audiance sick too.
What impressed William Penn about the Quakers during the plague
London theatres were closed in 1593 because of an outbreak of the plague. They re-opened in late 1594.The companies tried touring around the country but could not make it pay and had to disband.Due to the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death)
The Justinian plague affected the Roman Empire from 541-542 AD. The Bubonic plague or the black death name was not used by that time but historians are sure that it is the same thing.
yes it was. and this form of the plague affected the blood and caued the skin to turn black hence the reason they called it the BLACK DEATH
The plague affected the lymphatic system most of all but also the the circulatory system and so was septic. The lymph nodes became black because of gangrene and that's why the reason the plague was called the Black Death.
In london, all the theatres were closed down between 1593 and 1594 due to the plague. I hope this helps
During the black plague in Europe during the 1300s an estimated 75 to 200 million people died. During peaks of the outbreak English theaters had to shut down since the close concentration of people would have worked to further spread the virus.
During outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague all the theaters in London would be ordered to shut down. The chances of surviving the plague were only 50%.
All theatres in London were closed during the years 1592-1593 because of a particularly nasty plague outbreak. During that time, actors had to play in venues outside of London, which were much less profitable. There was a smaller plague outbreak and theatre closure in London in 1596.
The Plague
At the time of the plague there were very few schools and those schools that did exist mainly taught Mathematics and The Classics (Greek and Latin). The plague effected everyone in much the same way, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, teachers or pupils.
Because of a vicious outbreak of the plague, theatres were shut down in England during this time. Acting companies had a tough time during this period. Many tried to stay in business by taking their shows on the road and touring the provinces. This was called the bubonic plague.
The Plague
The puritans (religious fanatics) believed that theatres were spreading the plague.
they were affected by not having anybody come. no buisness. plus police usually shut them down because they were afraid that it would spread even faster.
A 3rd of Europes population was affected.
London due to an outbreak of the plague.