Richard Burbage

Edward Alleyn and Richard Burbage were both notable actors in Elizabethan England. These actors have contributed to theatre in many ways, for both Elizabethan and English theatre. They have also contributed to modern English Society in many ways. These actors have also performed in plays that were scripted by Shakespeare himself. They have also performed and contributed to both the Globe Theatre, and the Fortune Theatre. These actors also are notably rivals of one another in Elizabethan theatre.

Richard Burbage and Company. While there is little known about the Elizabethan and Jacobean period acting, there is one actor in particular who stands apart for the rest, so much so that his name and renown has lasted over four hundred years. Richard Burbage has been hailed as the greatest actor of his time and from tracing his life through the years, it becomes apparent how he earned recognition. With family members including a member of the most famous acting company of his time to collaborating

II. Structure of the Globe The theater that Cuthbert Burbage built for the Chamberlain's Men had a total capacity of between 2,000 and 3,000 spectators. Because there was no lighting, all performances at the Globe were conducted, weather permitting, during the day (probably most often in the mid-afternoon span between 2 P.M. and 5 P.M.). Because most of the Globe and all of its stage was open air, acoustics were poor and the actors were compelled by circumstances to shout their lines, stress their

"The Globe Theater's” beautiful building design and interesting former times have been a very notable element of our past, it had even held many of Shakespeare’s famous plays. “The whole world is a playhouse” and one of the most important playhouses in the world would have to be “The Globe Theater”. It is nearly impossible to think of our world without “The Globe Theater” and all the interesting occurrences that have happened involving it. This theater could have been nothing more than a building

brothers, Cuthbert and Richard Burbage.  They had inherited the Globe's predecessor, The Theatre, from their father, James Burbage (Williams 365).  Fearing their lease would run out, the brothers dismantled it and carried the materials to Bankside, where the Swan and Rose already stood (Britanica).  It was built

would write plays for the theater and there would be performances performed by men. The Globe was designed and constructed for the Chamberlin Men. The theater was owned by actors who were also shareholders like William Shakespeare, Richard Burbage, and Cuthbert Burbage. The Globe Theater is also one of the most historical theaters in the world. The original Globe was an Elizabethan theater that opened in Autumn 1599 in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, in an

William Shakespeare is known as one the world’s most famous writers. This one man supposedly wrote thirty seven plays, one hundred and fifty four sonnets, and four poems. He was said to have such and insight of human nature and understanding of love, truth, and loyalty that it almost seemed impossible to for one man to write all one hundred and ninety five pieces of literature and create numerous words to add to the English language. There is a mystery that follows William Shakespeare’s name. People

Queen Elizabeth's Lasting Effect on Theater Queen Elizabeth came to be known as one of the greatest rulers of the English empire. Under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, a more efficient government was created. The church was unified, the English empire was expanded, and language, literature, and theater flourished to a greatness that would be impossible for almost any other period of English history, or any other European empire, for that matter, to match. Although there was a great rise in

Theatrical companies and the role of patrons Despite the fact that theatre was enjoyed throughout the community, the first theatre wasn’t built until 1576. Therefore before the construction of the theatres, actors would travel from town to town. Travelling was dangerous, especially with frequent outbreaks of the Bubonic plaque. Strangers were also viewed as suspicious in those days, meaning people were cautious of actors. They had the reputation of being dishonest and homeless. As disease rates

While people previously did plays and performances in inn yards, college houses, and even private houses, James Burbage opened the first building in London whose sole purpose was for performing theatre. Four years later William Shakespeare joined the troupe and the group prospered for 20 years. But when the theatre’s lease expired, a dispute on renewal arose and