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You know when they do disappearing acts on a stage? Like when a magician makes a person "disappear?" Well they actually made that person fall through the trap door. The trap door is usually situated around center stage and is used to move props or even people. It creates somewhat of an illusion.

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What are the five sections of the globe theatre?

the hut the heavens the gallery the box and trap door


What are the parts of the globe theatre?

Balcony Galleries Heavens Side Balconies Inner Above Inner Below Main Stage Pit Trap Door Hut


Did the globe theatre have a trap door?

Shakespeare's Globe, a modern theatre built in 1997, is a replica of the Globe Playhouse, an Elizabethan theatre built by Richard and Cuthbert Burbage and the carpenter Peter Street in 1599. Like it, and like all theatres of that time and most nowadays, there is a trapdoor in the stage. This enables actors to suddenly appear or disappear from below (as the witches do in Macbeth) in a puff of smoke. It also could be used to represent a hole in the ground, like Ophelia's grave in Hamlet, or the mine being dug under the walls of Harfleur in Henry V.


Was there any special effects at the globe theatre?

yes there were trap doors and pully systems :)


What was hell in the globe theatre?

Trap doors were built into the stage allowing dramatic entrances during the performances of plays. The height of the stage was five feet - so the area beneath the stage was easily big enough to hold actors. This area underneath the stage was given the title "Hell". This was taken from the term 'hell mouth' which was used to refer to any trap-door in the bottom of a stage (called the cellerage). The Globe theatre stage was believed to have had two trap doors on the outer stage and one trap door on the inner stage called the "grave trap" Actors would hide in "Hell" waiting to make their entrance or to create other special effects. Unusual special effects could be made from 'Hell' including different sounds using different musical instruments such as the trumpet, or drums. Actors skilled in imitating the baying of hounds and crowing of roosters or the wailing of ghostly sounds would also be waiting in 'Hell'.

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What are the five sections of the globe theatre?

the hut the heavens the gallery the box and trap door


When did The Trap Door end?

The Trap Door ended in 1986.


When was The Trap Door created?

The Trap Door was created in 1984.


What is the duration of The Trap Door?

The duration of The Trap Door is 300.0 seconds.


When was Behind the Trap Door created?

Behind the Trap Door was created in 1984.


What are the parts of the globe theatre?

Balcony Galleries Heavens Side Balconies Inner Above Inner Below Main Stage Pit Trap Door Hut


Did the globe theatre have a trap door?

Shakespeare's Globe, a modern theatre built in 1997, is a replica of the Globe Playhouse, an Elizabethan theatre built by Richard and Cuthbert Burbage and the carpenter Peter Street in 1599. Like it, and like all theatres of that time and most nowadays, there is a trapdoor in the stage. This enables actors to suddenly appear or disappear from below (as the witches do in Macbeth) in a puff of smoke. It also could be used to represent a hole in the ground, like Ophelia's grave in Hamlet, or the mine being dug under the walls of Harfleur in Henry V.


What simple machine is a trap door?

A trap door is considered a type of lever, specifically a class 1 lever, where the fulcrum is located at one end and the load (trap door) is positioned at the other end. When the trap door is lifted or lowered, it relies on the lever principle to move.


What do you call a hinged door in a floor?

trap door


What are the release dates for The Trap Door - 1915?

The Trap Door - 1915 was released on: USA: 17 March 1915


What are the release dates for Trap Door - 2010 SUSPENDED?

Trap Door - 2010 SUSPENDED was released on: USA: 2010


How was the trap doors used in the globe theatre?

For special entrences.