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Poor laborers, tradesmen and their families, who paid a whole day's wage (one penny, which would be about 5 to 6 US dollars a day now...) to stand at the front of the theater to see Shakespeare's plays instead of sitting in a covered balcony up at the back.
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What did they call the audience members who stood in the pit in Shakespeare's theater?
Groundlings.
What were the people called who stood to watch the plays in the global theater?
They were called groundlings
What are the people called that stand in the yard to watch the plays at the Globe theater?
Groundlings.
What is the term used for the people that stood and watched the performances at the Globe Theater?
They were called groundlings.
In Shakespeares Globe Theater the actors dressed for performances in the while the played in the upper stage and Groundlings stood in the?
wardrobe musicians pit
What did they call the audience members who stood in the pit in Shakespeare's theater?
Groundlings.
What were the people called who stood to watch the plays in the global theater?
They were called groundlings
What are the people called that stand in the yard to watch the plays at the Globe theater?
Groundlings.
What is the term used for the people that stood and watched the performances at the Globe Theater?
They were called groundlings.
In Shakespeares Globe Theater the actors dressed for performances in the while the played in the upper stage and Groundlings stood in the?
wardrobe musicians pit
What the groundlings from sitting in the gallery without paying an extra penny?
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.
What were the poorer spectators called and were could they stand and watch the show for the Elizabethan theater?
They were called groundlings and stood in front and at the sides of the projecting stage.
Term for patrons who stand on the floor of the theater?
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.
What kept the groundlings from sitting in the gallery without paying an extra penny?
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.
Which was a contributing factor in bringing about the Renaissance?
The establishment of theater
Which type of theater was the first to have painted backdrops?
Renaissance
What theater has had a long lasting legacy of the Harlem Renaissance and is still around today?
the Apollo theater
