This illustration shows the general appearance of an Elizabethan public theater. The buildings were round, square, or many-sided. All were open at the top. Spectators stood in the pit or sat in the galleries. Actors performed on the main stage, in the discovery space, and on the upper stage. The hut atop the roof contained machinery to produce sound effects and various special effects.
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World Book illustration by Allan Phillips</P>
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