SHAKSPER 1991: Audience Reaction in Shakespeare's Theatre

From: Ken Steele (ksteele@epas.utoronto.ca)
Date: 12/03/91 

Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 2, No. 317. Tuesday, 3 Dec 1991.
 
 
Date: 		Tue, 3 Dec 1991 15:57:00 -0500
From: 		Balz Engler <engler@urz.unibas.ch>
Subject: 	[Audience Reaction in Shakespeare's Theatre]
 
I am interested in audience reaction, especially applause in the theatre
of Shakespeare's time. I am aware, of course, of passages like the ending
of *The Tempest* or *The Knight of the Burning Pestle*. But what I cannot
find is a systematic discussion of what audiences contributed to the
performances. Susan Bennett's recent book on *Theatre Audiences* is
not of much help, because it is systematic, not historical, and is based
on reception aesthetics. Probably there is no treatment of the questions
I am interested in. So I am interested in any snippet of information
members of SHAKSPER know of.
 
Balz Engler
University of Basel, Switzerland
<engler@urz.unibas.ch>


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