DRA 56B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Richard Burbage, English Civil War, Edward Alleyn
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1400s independent strolling companies, town-based corpus christi & passion plays. The business of theatre: playwriting (sponsored by guilds, towns, (& in europe) confraternities. Outdoor performances-> inside inns -> town halls -> private halls. Late 1400s strolling companies sponsored by communities or individual patrons. 1494 first royal sponsorship henry vii (king"s players) By 1601 only royal family allowed to sponsor. Acting: stereotype, pantomime, improv battle scenes w/o dialogue. Protestants attempt to replace christian symbols with printed text. Came out after a lot of changes in national religion. More realistic as time goes on (ex. Lord mayor of london + others : theatre encourages licentious behavior, idleness, Who controls public playhouses? drunkenness, wantonness, corruption of youth and women. Began as officer in charge of court entertainments. Edmund tilney"s job from 1579-1610 licensing of & collecting fees for licenses of plays. Playwrights/ companies in both patron/client & producer/consumer relationships. Queen elizabeth neither actively supports nor suppresses.
