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=Women were allowed to act in a theatre since 1660 and not before that. Before 1660 young boys used to play the role of a women becase they still had a high voice and their muscles hadn't grown properly yet . Also they were not allowed to join in plays because they wanted the women to be housewives.=
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∙ 14y agoIn the United States, women have acted in films from the very beginning. As an example, Marie Murray played a Dance-Hall Dancer in "The Great Train Robbery" in 1903.
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Who played shakespeares female roles and why?
my mum
When was Créteil International Women's Film Festival created?
Créteil International Women's Film Festival was created in 1978.
Did Anthony valentine act in the film matrix reloaded?
No.
When were women allowed to enlist into the Canadian army?
Women have served in the military since 1885. At first they were only allowed to be nurses. During WW1, they filled many other roles, including drivers. Combat ranks opened to women in 1989 and warships allowed women aboard 1991. In 2006, Capt. Nichola Goddard was the first woman killed in active combat.
What are some of the similar and different views of the on the role of woman in Athens and Sparta?
The women in Sparta had more freedom than women in Athens because Spartan women were allowed to buy properties when their husbands had gone to war meanwhile women in Athens could not, Spartan women were allowed to choose whom to marry and they were given education and Athenian women were not not allowed to choose who to marry, their parents did, the Athenian women were not given education except life in home
Who were not allowed to act on stage in shakespeares tme?
Women were not allowed to act on stage.
Were woman allowed to act in 1595?
No, women were not allowed to act in 1595. The roles of women in the theater were most often played by men.
Were minstrels ever women?
No. Women were not allowed to perform or act.
What role did women play in the theatre in Shakespeare's times?
Women were not allowed to act in those times. Only men were allowed and they did have to act as women. Women could and did do backstage jobs, particularly in the "tiring house" (costume department).
Were greek women allowed to take part in or watch plays?
No women were not allowed to act in the theater but were allowed to dance for a small while in the chorus in front of the stage. Women were not allowed to act as it was considered unwomanly and dishonourable.
What is the person act?
The persons act has to do with the Famous Five. Because of them women today are allowed to vote. And that is what the Persons Act is.
Why were women allowed to act in the globe theatre?
No.they were considered unseemly
In Shakespeare's plays did men play women?
Yes, men played women because women were apparantly not allowed to act.
Did boys play the roles of women and children in Shakespeare's plays?
Yes, women weren't allowed to act.
Why weren't women allowed to act during shakespeares years?
During Shakespeare's time, women were not allowed to act on the stage due to societal norms that dictated women should not perform publicly. In addition, there were also laws and religious restrictions in place prohibiting women from participating in theater, so men had to portray female roles in all productions.
What type of people were not allowed to act at the globe theatre?
Women Sexist country :(
Why couldn't Shakespeare's sister get training in acting?
Women were not allowed to act. Young men played the parts of women.
