How did shakespeares theatre get its money?

Answer 1

First of all, Shakespeare did not own or manage the theatre. He was a shareholder and got a share of the profits was all. And there were profits. The Globe Theatre could hold up to 3000 people paying 1 to three pence per show. If we average that to 1 penny and a half, that's 4500 pence or 18 pounds 15 shillings. They worked six days a week which would make their possible weekly take over 112 pounds, a collossal sum in those days. Of course the crowds weren't always that big, and the actors had to be paid, costumes and props purchased and repaired and the building repaired, but there was good money in it.

He was a shareholder in the acting company, and in the Globe, and in Blackfriars.