T3-Popular Entertainment Flashcards
(24 cards)
Who were the bands of strolling players?
Toured around the country performing to townsfolk,farmers and tradesmen but were banned in 1572 because of diseases.
Why did the authorities ban Robin Hood?
So the poor don’t get ideas to steal from the rich
How many Londoners see a play every month?
1/3
What drawbacks were there for the theatre?
Pickpockets
How large was the theatre crowd?
2000
What was cock fighting?
Two trained roosters would fight to death
Most towns had a cockfighting pit
Bet on it
How many theatres were there at the start of Elizabeth’s reign?
0
What was hunting?
Designed for fit men
Both males and females participated
Queen Elizabeth herself hunted
The rich showed off their horses and weapons
Why did people oppose theatres?
Pickpockets
Diseases
Caused absence to work
Riots
Distracted people from religion and church services
Name 2 Elizabethan actors
Richard Barbage
Edward Alleyn
Name 2 playwrights
William Shakespeare and Thomas Dekker
Name 3 cruel sports
Bull baiting
Bear baiting
Cock fighting
What was football?
.Take the ball forward by all means possible
.No pitch
.Up to 1000 people in a team
.Could lead to death
How many Londoners did the plague kill?
17000in one year
What was the shape of theatres?
Round or octagonal
What were theatre companies?
Performed for queen and stately homes
Financial support from nobility
Name 3 theatre companies
The Queen’s men 1583
Earl of Leicester’s players 1574
The Lord Chamberlain’s men 1594
What was below stage believed to be?
Hell
Who played tennis?
Rich men
Who played cards,chess and gambling?
Everyone
What band of people developed into the first theatre company?
Bands of strolling players
In a theatre what was the area with the cheapest tickets?
The pit
What influence did Elizabeth have on theatre?
She increased its popularity
Who was Christopher Marlowe?
Playwright who was stabbed to death and rumoured to be a spy against Elizabeth
