A Record of London Inn-Playhouses from c. 1565-1590

Brownstein, Oscar

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“…How closely the abandonment of the Leadenhall followed on the first development of inn-playhouses cannot yet be ascertained, but it is clear that this abandonment was virtually complete after 1558 and that, though the Leadenhall continued to be available to the fencers, the inn-playhouses were preferred. 17 The courtyard at Leadenhall was a great place to gather a crowd but, because access to it could not be controlled, it was architecturally unsuited for the collection of admission fees. Fencers performing there could expect tossed coins and, perhaps, they or members of their brotherhood also gathered coins from spectators between bouts.…”

Section: Introduction Of Admission Fees In London 15mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Introduction of Admission Fees in London: Fencing Prizes, Bearbaiting Arenas, and Speculative Origins

Gerland

2021

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Medieval performers gathered coins during a show from people assembled to see them. By 1570, performers throughout London collected admission fees before a show as a condition of entry. When, how, and by whom were admission fees introduced? Based on the research of David Kathman, I argue that travelling players brought the admission fee system to London in the late 1530s, after which animal baiting entrepreneurs and the fencing brotherhood adopted and refined it. In conclusion, this essay offers a speculative origin for the admission fee system in the practice of shrine keeping.

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Section: Introduction Of Admission Fees In London 15mentioning

confidence: 99%