le roles were played by boys. The actors had to learn 800 lines a day, that was the reason why they could play 70 roles after three years. They acted without any costumes or scenery, instead they played in their own clothes. There was no real owner of the theatre and no boss. The actors were their superiors themselves. Most of the actors also helped to build the Globe Theatre. The performance was shown during daylight hours in the afternoon because in that time they had no lamps. At the theatre's tower there was hoisted a flag when a performance took place. The colour of the flag indicated the day's feature: black signified tragedy; white, comedy; and red, history. The performance was shown without any break. Ticket prices depended on the location of the seat. The lowest price was one Penny, but then you had to stay in the background together with the mob. The more you could pay the better places you got. Some special guests sat on the stage. The audience were also the critics. If the people were dissatisfied when they watched the performance, they threw mouldered food on the stage.4.HistoryIn 1599 the ,,Globe Theatre" was firstly imitated by another company. Today there are many imitations in the whole world. One is built only 200 yards away from the old ,,Globe Theatre" and was finished in 1996. But back to the original ,,Globe Theatre". During a performance in 1613 the theatre burned down. It was rebuilt in 1614.(Ergnzung: But this time it was built with stone to reduce the danger of burning down again). In 1642 the parliament passed an ordinance that shut down all the theatres. In 1644 the ,,Globe Theatre" was razed and torn down by Puritans....
