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I am not exactly sure, but I believe that to attend a play, it cost a penny. (might be lost in conversion) One thing I know is that being an actor was not a particularly high paying career. Actors were not famous and are not celebrities.
The previous writer forgot which actor and playwright we're talking about. He and two others in his company were very famous - the most famous actors of the 1500s and of the 1600s. Burbage and Shakespeare were certainly celebrities, writing and acting for the most popular theatres in all of Western Europe. Attending open night of one of his plays was a hot ticket indeed, with even cheaper tickets starting at a shilling.
All of this left Shakespeare very very wealthy indeed. Essentially all of the money he made was from being an actor, with payment of perhaps £20 at the most for one play at the peak of his fame. At the time of his death, he owned the second largest house in Stratford-upon-Avon, several other houses both in Stratford and on both sides of the River Thames in London. He owned a half share of two different major theatres in London (so as a member of the acting company, he paid rent to himself). At his death (on his 52nd birthday) one third of his estate went to his wife, and the vast majority of the rest went to his elder daughter Susannah. and her husband. This included twenty separate properties, mostly houses in Warwickshire. Dozens of friends received "small" legacies. His three nephews each received £5, the equivalent of about £30,000 or US $50,000 today. He left his sister Joan all of his clothes (actor's wardrobe) as well as £20 (about £120,000 or $200,000 today), with the same amount left for the poor of "Stratford-upon-Avon". And that still left the equivalent of close to a million dollars for his younger unmarried daughter Judith (she had just got married, but there was a scandal, concerning her new husband, and Shakespeare deliberately considered her unmarried).
That's a more accurate answer, in my opinion.
What else can I help you with?
What did Susanna Shakespeare do for a living?
She was a housewife, the wife of Dr. John Hall. She and her husband got a lot of money from the will of her father William Shakespeare. It is not recorded that Susanna had any other independent source of income.
Where does all Shakespeare's money go to?
He had no money
What are the gallery seats in Shakespeare?
Hot highclass men people who had lot and lots of money....................Tara Bailey Hernandez!
Were actors paid a lot back in shakespeare's time?
No. Shakespeare would not have made so much money if he had only been a hired player. In order to get on, you needed to be a partner in a theatre company or own a theatre or something like that.
Why did William Shakespeare write MacBeth?
Shakespeare wrote all of his plays for the same reason--to make money. It was his job.
What did Shakespeare do to his family?
Supported it with money, mostly. He didn't have a lot of hands-on time with them.
What did Susanna Shakespeare do for a living?
She was a housewife, the wife of Dr. John Hall. She and her husband got a lot of money from the will of her father William Shakespeare. It is not recorded that Susanna had any other independent source of income.
Where does all Shakespeare's money go to?
He had no money
Where can Shakespeare merchandise be found?
The Shakespeare Den has a lot of stuff. www.shakespearesden.com
What are the gallery seats in Shakespeare?
Hot highclass men people who had lot and lots of money....................Tara Bailey Hernandez!
Were actors paid a lot back in shakespeare's time?
No. Shakespeare would not have made so much money if he had only been a hired player. In order to get on, you needed to be a partner in a theatre company or own a theatre or something like that.
Who made the money off of Shakespeare's work?
Your mom made the money off of Shakespeare's work! 8==D O:
What did Shakespeare accomplish during his reign?
Shakespeare was not a king. He was a playwright. He wrote a lot of plays.
Where did Shakespeare do a lot of his writing?
well.............AT HOME
Why did William Shakespeare write MacBeth?
Shakespeare wrote all of his plays for the same reason--to make money. It was his job.
Why did William Shakespeare start write plays?
To make money.
How did actors in Shakespeare's time get paid?
With money...
