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Groundlings.
They were called groundlings
Groundlings.
They were called groundlings.
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Groundlings.
They were called groundlings
Groundlings.
They were called groundlings.
They were called groundlings and are often associated with the Globe Theater, the place where most of Shakespeare's plays were preformed.
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Groundlings did not sit in the gallery at the Globe, as the cost of those seats was as much as half a crown. A penny to stand before the stage equaled a groundlings daily wage. However, for a penny more, they were led through another door of the theater where they could sit down for the performance.
They were called groundlings and stood in front and at the sides of the projecting stage.
I believe the term you are looking for is "Promenaders" or "Groundlings" The the people who would stand in the gallery floor space in the Albert Hall (London) during 'Prom' performances are called "Promenaders" and the term for the audience standing in the 'Yard' area of Shakespeare's Globe Theater (London) was "Groundlings." They paid one penny to get in and stood on the floor.
Groundlings did not sit in the gallery at the Globe, as the cost of those seats was as much as half a crown. A penny to stand before the stage equaled a groundlings daily wage. However, for a penny more, they were led through another door of the theater where they could sit down for the performance.
The Groundlings was created in 1974.
The Pit was the nickname for the open courtyard in the center of the outdoor theater when the Groundlings or Penny-Standers stood around the stage.