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How much did it cost to sit in the rooms or boxes at globe theatre?

First Gentlemen's Rooms or Boxes

- Renting a room or box cost about £2 which equated to about one weeks wages for a skilled artisan.

- First Gentlemen's Room was directly on the stage and often used for the musicians

- The actors would sometime move into this area to provide a more intimate scene in the play

Second Gentlemen's Rooms or Boxes

- Located above the First Gentlemen's Rooms, the second rooms would not have had such a good view of the stage

- The sound quality would also have been reduced

- These were still popular choices and offered comfort from standing in the general yard

Third Gentlemen's Rooms or Boxes

- The lowest priced rooms that were available with a roof over the occupants heads.

- Would likely be filled with people of poorer means and possibly unsavoury characters

- Were further from the stage still and visibility would have been reduced

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