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the flag went up
About 2 o'clock.
to tell people a show was about to start
they would fire a cannon either 1 hour or 30 minutes before the start of the play. im not exactly sure which one.
Elizabethan outdoor theatres like the Rose, Theatre, Curtain, Hope, Swan, Globe and Fortune had a reputation for rowdier crowds than the indoor theatres at Blackfriars or the Cockpit. Most of the time, the audience was paying attention to what was going on onstage, if possible. But they also might be buying food or drink, stealing people's purses or negotiating with prostitutes. If the play was unsatisfactory, the audience might make catcalls or even throw things at the actors. If the play was controversial it might start a fight among the patrons, or cause the show to be closed down. And since the plays were two hours long, beer was consumed by the patrons and there were no washrooms, you can guess what else they did.
the flag went up
About 2 o'clock.
About 2 o'clock.
to tell people a show was about to start
they would fire a cannon either 1 hour or 30 minutes before the start of the play. im not exactly sure which one.
Elizabethan outdoor theatres like the Rose, Theatre, Curtain, Hope, Swan, Globe and Fortune had a reputation for rowdier crowds than the indoor theatres at Blackfriars or the Cockpit. Most of the time, the audience was paying attention to what was going on onstage, if possible. But they also might be buying food or drink, stealing people's purses or negotiating with prostitutes. If the play was unsatisfactory, the audience might make catcalls or even throw things at the actors. If the play was controversial it might start a fight among the patrons, or cause the show to be closed down. And since the plays were two hours long, beer was consumed by the patrons and there were no washrooms, you can guess what else they did.
a cannon was sounded and then the orchestra in the gallery would start playing
The Globe was made of wood, and they had to use natural light because candles could start a fire. Also, they used the natural light from the sun.
No look at a globe ur going south
They sounded off trumpets or hoisted a flag or both. The record is not very clear.
a cannon would signal the start of the play because it was so loud it would get everyones attention, to watch the play. :)
The Globe. Theatre, built in 1599. The others: the Theatre, the Curtain, the Rose, Newington Butts, the Fortune, the Red Bull, the Blackfriars, the Cockpit, the Whitefriars, the Hope, the Swan, none of them start with the letter G.