There were the groundlings (people who stood on the floor I front of the stage) and the higher class who sat on wooden benches on the three tiers of the theatre
Dress Circle is the second level of seating or first several rows of the first balcony. It is called this because evening dress used to be required. It is also called the Royal Circle because the Royal Box is located on this level. The upper part of the first balcony Is called the Upper Circle or Grand Circle. The second balcony if present is called the Balcony. The main floor is called the Stalls or Orchestra Level.
There were 3 levels. The first was the floor in front of the stage. This had no seats and the tickets were sold to men only. It was very rough and loud. Often fights broke out and very few listened to the play. The next level was on the second floor. This was for couples and to some extent they watched the play. The third floor was for "working" girls who catered to the the men on the first floor. They were not there for the play. Among all of this were ladies who sold baskets of oranges.
There were 3 levels. The first was the floor in front of the stage. This had no seats and the tickets were sold to men only. It was very rough and loud. Often fights broke out and very few listened to the play. The next level was on the second floor. This was for couples and to some extent they watched the play. The third floor was for "working" girls who catered to the the men on the first floor. They were not there for the play. Among all of this were ladies who sold baskets of oranges.
Nutshells. :D-Frank
There were the groundlings (people who stood on the floor I front of the stage) and the higher class who sat on wooden benches on the three tiers of the theatre
the ground...
the ground...
Yes because club seating is more luxurious
What in America is called the 'first floor' is called the 'ground floor' in Britain. The floor immediately above that is the 'first floor', what Americans would call the 'second floor'.
The ground floor of the rainforest is called the forest floor. It is the lowest layer of the rainforest where little sunlight reaches, resulting in limited plant growth.
Dress Circle is the second level of seating or first several rows of the first balcony. It is called this because evening dress used to be required. It is also called the Royal Circle because the Royal Box is located on this level. The upper part of the first balcony Is called the Upper Circle or Grand Circle. The second balcony if present is called the Balcony. The main floor is called the Stalls or Orchestra Level.
the ground floor is called 'le rez-de-chaussée' in French.
Shakespeare was part owner of two theatres, The Globe Theatre and The Blackfriars. He called the Globe Theatre the Wooden "O" in his play Henry V because it was built almost circular with an open courtyard in the middle. The Blackfriars was an indoor theatre, designed very much like theatres today with a thrust stage and seating both on the floor and in galleries.The Globe Theater.
It is called a Trench.
It depends on whether you are in America or Britain - Americans start numbering with the ground floor being called the first story, so the second story is the second floor from the ground. However, in the UK, the ground floor is the first story so that the second story would be the first floor above the ground.
The ground floor is at ground level so the floor immediately above it must be the first floor.