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Year original Blackfriars monastery built
Year original Blackfriars monastery built
1278
Monarch who dissolved Blackfriars monastery
Monarch who dissolved Blackfriars monastery
Henry VIII
Decade Blackfriars monastery dissolved
Decade Blackfriars monastery dissolved
1530s
First Blackfriars theatre operation period
First Blackfriars theatre operation period
1576-1584
Who bought upper monastery in 1596
Who bought upper monastery in 1596
James Burbage
River near Blackfriars Theatre
River near Blackfriars Theatre
River Thames
Why Dominican monks called Black Friars
Why Dominican monks called Black Friars
Dark clothing
Who staged plays at Blackfriars from 1576
Who staged plays at Blackfriars from 1576
Richard Farrant
Earnings from single performance at Blackfriars
Earnings from single performance at Blackfriars
£13.00
Initial admission price at Blackfriars
Initial admission price at Blackfriars
4 pence
Three playwrights performed at Blackfriars
Three playwrights performed at Blackfriars
Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson
Theatrical company at Blackfriars
Theatrical company at Blackfriars
Oxford's Boys
Second Blackfriars Theatre dimensions
Second Blackfriars Theatre dimensions
100 feet x 50 feet
Capacity of second Blackfriars Theatre
Capacity of second Blackfriars Theatre
600-1000 people
Key advantage of roofed theatre
Key advantage of roofed theatre
Year-round performances, weather protection