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 1604 – law passed saying only royalty
can form an acting troupe
› Queen Elizabeth: 4-5 plays/year
› James (cousin): 17 plays/year
› Prince Charles: 25 plays/year
 Earl of Licester’s Men (pronounced Lester)
› Led by James Burbage
 The Lord Admiral’s Men
 Earl of Licester’s Men (pronounced Lester)
› Led by James Burbage
 Best Producer/Manager of the time
› Used a theatre called “The Theatre”
 The Lord Admiral’s Men
› Led by Henslowe
› Plays by Christopher Marlowe
› Lead actor was Edward Alleyn
 The Lord Chamberlain’s Men (The King’s Men)
› Led by James Burbage
› Plays by Shakespeare
› Lead actor was Richard Burbage (James’ son)
› Comic actor was Will Kempe
 The Chapel Boys
› Later called “The Queen’s Revels”
 The Beasten Boys
› Led by Beasten
 Many playwrights write plays for the
children’s companies, but not
Shakespeare.
 Shareholder
› As Shareholder in the Globe, Shakespeare made
50 pounds/year
 Hired Men
› On contract for 1-2 years; 5 pounds/year
 Apprentices
› From 6 to 14 years old
› Played young women until their voice changes
 Either change profession or play men afterwards
› Paid with room and board
 Older/Comic women played by adult men
 Prompters fed actor’s their lines
 The Theatre (Burbage)
› First permanent outdoor theatre
 The Blackfriars (Burbage)
› first permanent indoor theatre
 The Globe (Burbage)
› Burnt down and rebuilt many times
 The Swan, The Rose, The Hope, The Swan, The
Bear Garden
 Most of London is on the East Bank of the
Thames, but most of the theatres are on the
West bank.
 The Globe Theatre (1599-1613)
› Burnt down during a performance of Henry
VIII
 The Second Globe (1614-1644)
› Burnt down during the reformation
 The Third Globe (1980s-present)
Plays started
at 2 in the
afternoon to
catch the
daylight, and
performed
without
intermission.
FLOOR SEAT BOX
Outdoor 1p 2p 3p
Indoor 6p ? Up to 46p
The Queen would attend indoor theatres,
but not outdoor ones.
Goodies would be sold to people
standing in the pit, called
“Groundlings.”
 5 types of costumes:
› Ancient
 anything older/out of style
› Antique
 Classical – togas over clothes
› Fanciful
 Ghosts, Sprites, Witches, Gods
› Traditional
 Robin Hood, Tambourlaine Richard III
› National/Racial
 Moors wore turbans, Jews had red beards,
Spaniards wore all black
 Famous Scene Designer
› Very minimal sets
 a branch represents a forest
 Stressed the importance of stage
combat, music, and dance in
performances

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Shakespeare 2

  • 1.
  • 2.  1604 – law passed saying only royalty can form an acting troupe › Queen Elizabeth: 4-5 plays/year › James (cousin): 17 plays/year › Prince Charles: 25 plays/year  Earl of Licester’s Men (pronounced Lester) › Led by James Burbage  The Lord Admiral’s Men
  • 3.  Earl of Licester’s Men (pronounced Lester) › Led by James Burbage  Best Producer/Manager of the time › Used a theatre called “The Theatre”  The Lord Admiral’s Men › Led by Henslowe › Plays by Christopher Marlowe › Lead actor was Edward Alleyn  The Lord Chamberlain’s Men (The King’s Men) › Led by James Burbage › Plays by Shakespeare › Lead actor was Richard Burbage (James’ son) › Comic actor was Will Kempe
  • 4.  The Chapel Boys › Later called “The Queen’s Revels”  The Beasten Boys › Led by Beasten  Many playwrights write plays for the children’s companies, but not Shakespeare.
  • 5.  Shareholder › As Shareholder in the Globe, Shakespeare made 50 pounds/year  Hired Men › On contract for 1-2 years; 5 pounds/year  Apprentices › From 6 to 14 years old › Played young women until their voice changes  Either change profession or play men afterwards › Paid with room and board  Older/Comic women played by adult men  Prompters fed actor’s their lines
  • 6.  The Theatre (Burbage) › First permanent outdoor theatre  The Blackfriars (Burbage) › first permanent indoor theatre  The Globe (Burbage) › Burnt down and rebuilt many times  The Swan, The Rose, The Hope, The Swan, The Bear Garden  Most of London is on the East Bank of the Thames, but most of the theatres are on the West bank.
  • 7.  The Globe Theatre (1599-1613) › Burnt down during a performance of Henry VIII  The Second Globe (1614-1644) › Burnt down during the reformation  The Third Globe (1980s-present)
  • 8. Plays started at 2 in the afternoon to catch the daylight, and performed without intermission.
  • 9. FLOOR SEAT BOX Outdoor 1p 2p 3p Indoor 6p ? Up to 46p The Queen would attend indoor theatres, but not outdoor ones. Goodies would be sold to people standing in the pit, called “Groundlings.”
  • 10.  5 types of costumes: › Ancient  anything older/out of style › Antique  Classical – togas over clothes › Fanciful  Ghosts, Sprites, Witches, Gods › Traditional  Robin Hood, Tambourlaine Richard III › National/Racial  Moors wore turbans, Jews had red beards, Spaniards wore all black
  • 11.  Famous Scene Designer › Very minimal sets  a branch represents a forest  Stressed the importance of stage combat, music, and dance in performances