I think one reason was because the directors would sneak women into roles. At the time, woman were not allowed to act. Only boy and men.
There is only one documented case of a woman being found on the stage of a theatre at the time: Mary Frith, noted transvestite, apparently got on the stage of the Fortune Theatre and sang a song, possibly in conjunction with the play The Roaring Girl, which was about her life. There were minimal consequences for Frith and none for the Fortune.
The Swan Theatre was closed and its owner jailed for putting on the play "Isle of Dogs" which was a little too critical of the government.
The most common reason for closing the theatres was for health reasons. During plague outbreaks, it was thought that the spread of the disease could be controlled if people were not packed like sardines into theatres.
There was a plague outbreak in London, one of several during Shakespeare's career which closed the London theatres and caused the playing companies to go on tour.
Shakespeare wasn't alive during the Gilded Age.
Shakespeare was part owner of two theatres: The Globe and The Blackfriars. They were closed by the government during times of plague. All of the theatres were closed down in 1642 by the Puritan government because they thought plays had a bad effect on people. But of course by that time Shakespeare had been dead for 26 years and he had no interest in any theatres.
The Elizabethan era.
William Shakespeare's plays were performed in 'The Globe Theatre'.
Plague closed the theaters. it is a disease.
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The plague
William Shakespeare lived during the Elizabethan Period.
William Shakespeare was alive during the Elizabethan period. He was the most famous playwrite of his time.
There was a plague outbreak in London, one of several during Shakespeare's career which closed the London theatres and caused the playing companies to go on tour.
William Shakespeare lived during the Renaissance, after the Middle Ages were over.
The closing of theaters due the Bubonic Plague caused Shakespeare to have to look for other outlets for his material than the stage. During this time, he began to write poetry. He wrote Venus and Adonis" and "Rape of Lucrese" for a benefactor during this period.
During his entire career, Shakespeare was based in London, England.
Shakespeare wasn't alive during the Gilded Age.
Groundlings were theatre spectatiors who stood at ground level around the stage during the time of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare was part owner of two theatres: The Globe and The Blackfriars. They were closed by the government during times of plague. All of the theatres were closed down in 1642 by the Puritan government because they thought plays had a bad effect on people. But of course by that time Shakespeare had been dead for 26 years and he had no interest in any theatres.