They were called groundlings. They used to stand on the ground for hours to watch the plays. They never went to the toilet either, because there weren't any.
Groundlings or the Penny Public.
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It would cost a penny for the standing room at the Globe Theatre in Elizabethan time.
it costed about 1 penny
Anyone who wanted to, from the poorest people (the cheapest tickets were a penny or two) right up to the Royals.
Groundlings or the Penny Public.
1 penny 1 penny
1 penny 1 penny
A penny.
It would cost a penny for the standing room at the Globe Theatre in Elizabethan time.
it costed about 1 penny
Anyone who wanted to, from the poorest people (the cheapest tickets were a penny or two) right up to the Royals.
When I visited the reconstruction of the Globe theatre in London, I was told that they are referred to as Groundlings. I have also heard that the actors sometimes referred to them as 'Penny Stinkards', but I can't give a good source to confirm this.
Yes, anyone could go who could afford the ticket price (one penny).
The Globe Theatre held three balconies, plus an area called the Pit. The pit was lower than the stage, and only offered standing room, but it costed just a penny. In total there was room for about 3,000 people at a time.
it was something for seats in the shade, but there were people who stood in the sun, and they only had to pay one penny (shilling... whatever...)
The kind of people for whom it was worth standing through a play to save a penny i.e. either very cheap or poor.