And who was it built for?
2006-07-13 05:12:59 · 8 answers · asked by 8 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Below is a snip from the source link below. It seems that historians are divided as to who actually built the first theater.
I could not find out who it was built for. Queen Elizabeth is probably a good bet, though.
Many historians speculate that the fore mentioned mayor's decree of 1574 was the event that actually spawned the building of the permanent public playhouses. These historians contend that it was in response to this ruling that two men, John Brayne and his brother-in-law James Burbage, set out to build a public playhouse outside of the jurisdiction of the decree. The historians are divided on the issue of who established his theater first.
Traditionally, James Burbage is considered the designer of the first permanent theater space in England with his "Theater," built in the Liberty of Holywell in 1576. However, recent findings, about which Brockett writes, seem to point the honor towards Brayne. According to scholar J.L. Styan, the two men, who were not in competition, began constructing scaffolding for a stage in the Red Lion Inn in 1567. If correct, "The Theater" would be the first playhouse built solely as a theater space due to the fact that the Red Lion functioned primarily as an inn not a theater space.
2006-07-13 05:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Edward K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The position of theatre in Elizabethan England became leisure. 1000's of human beings ought to flow the wide type of theatres on a daily basis. they could use the theatre as an excuse now to not be operating and in the experience that they were on the theatre and were given bored they could in simple terms boo the actors on level. yet another position became expression of freedom. The playwrights ought to do or say inspite of they needed even as on level and so they could use that to precise their view and critiques. the single very last position became to convey decrease back the previous. Playwrights ought to attempt to recreate historic activities that surpassed off.
2016-10-14 10:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was built in 1576 by James Burbage as a business opportunity. "It was an open-air amphitheatre, with three tiers of galleries and a covered stage."
See here for more info.
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/playhouses.html
My wife Dorothy loves the theatre and recommends a trip to the Globe in London. Golly good, even in the rain.
2006-07-13 05:25:19 · answer #3 · answered by Dungle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Globe theatre in London possibly the King or Queen of the time.
2006-07-13 05:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but I just went to Her Majesty's Theater in London last year and i've heard that it is pretty old. It is also where Phantom of the Opera started a long time ago and is still playing nightly there. =)
2006-07-13 05:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by aloneinga 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure it's the globe.
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And it was built for Queen Elizabeth 1
2006-07-13 05:15:34 · answer #6 · answered by lilkim2go 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot recall the Name bot it was probably, Before the !3th Century.....Recall....THE MORALITY PLAYS, of the Dark Ages, so to say, THE AGE of FAITH.
2006-07-13 05:16:33 · answer #7 · answered by mano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What she said. Hmpf. That was quick.
2006-07-13 05:16:14 · answer #8 · answered by digileet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋