The Theatre Its Development in France And England And a History of Its Greek a
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In the reign of Elizabeth there were admirable actors, and this perfection is due in great measure to the dramatic education which the players had received from childhood. They were habitually shareholders in the theatre to which they were attached, but along with them were actors at regular wages, who had no further interest in the affair. Children of ten often served an apprentice- ship, and the manager apportioned the result of THE THEATRE IN ENGLAND 283 their labour. The companies were well... paid for the performances given at Court, or sometimes in the houses of great nobles. From time to time the companies travelled in the provinces, stopped at different places, or acted in the open air, or halls of the baronial castles. At the beginning of the seventeenth century the actors set the tone of London society, and the young elegants endeavoured to copy comedians such as Burbage, Alleyn, and Tarlton ; nevertheless a certain discredit still attached to the trade of actor, and even of dramatic author.
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