The Elizabethan Theatre

English drama matured during

• the Elizabethan Age

• the Medieval Age

• the Classical Age

English drama especially developed during the reign of

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The responsibility for great theatrical achievement of the time falls on

• playwrights

• actors

• governments

• audiences

• theater buildings

Before Elizabethan times,

• there were many theaters in England.

• performance companies traveled to the places where they could find audiences.

• players performed in the courtyards of inns.

• audiences watched from the courtyards' grounds or from balconies.

Before Elizabethan times, the places for performances looked like this:

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The first playhouse in England was built by an actor named

• James Burbage

• Christopher Marlowe

• William Shakespeare

The first theatre in London was called

• the Globe

• the Swan

• the Theatre

By the time the first theatre was built in London,

• the most prominent members of the community disliked actors.

• the most prominent members of the community loved actors.

In those days, actors were very popular among

• higher classes

• common people

The first theatre of London

• was built in 1597

• was closed in 1597

• was built in 1598