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inexpensive admission., they prospered and several more were
Wilt, including the Fortune, the Red Bull, the Hope, the
Globe, the Cockpit, and the Salisbury Court,
.Bank side
The Bankside was a marshy area across the Thames
i
from the central city of i London, just outside the city
limits. Here, amidst brothels and bear-baiting pits, several
public playhouses were built to avoid the harassment
of the London city government.
Innyard
Innyard is the term used to denote the courtyard,
found in most English country inns and used as a temporary
theatre by traveling acting companies, prior to the beginning
of the Elizabethan era. Acting in the London innyards
started around 1550. Platform stages were erected at one
end of the yard. Audiences watched performances either
standing in the yard or from balconies surrounding the stage
area. This arrangement set the precedent for English thea-ijtre
viewing and the later public playhouses were designed
; using some of the same basic principles.
Pit
The pit was the area on the ground below the stage
in the public playhouse. Filled with the lower classes of
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| Title | Elizabethan public playhouse acting: Its development and complex style. - Page 13 |
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| Full text | inexpensive admission., they prospered and several more were Wilt, including the Fortune, the Red Bull, the Hope, the Globe, the Cockpit, and the Salisbury Court, .Bank side The Bankside was a marshy area across the Thames i from the central city of i London, just outside the city limits. Here, amidst brothels and bear-baiting pits, several public playhouses were built to avoid the harassment of the London city government. Innyard Innyard is the term used to denote the courtyard, found in most English country inns and used as a temporary theatre by traveling acting companies, prior to the beginning of the Elizabethan era. Acting in the London innyards started around 1550. Platform stages were erected at one end of the yard. Audiences watched performances either standing in the yard or from balconies surrounding the stage area. This arrangement set the precedent for English thea-ijtre viewing and the later public playhouses were designed ; using some of the same basic principles. Pit The pit was the area on the ground below the stage in the public playhouse. Filled with the lower classes of |
