Still almost all London... «Shakespeare: A Life»
innashpitzberg6 сентября 2013Still almost all London troupes were alike in one way. They were subject to a tight repertory system. Shakespeare knew its demands well, and they seem hard to imagine. A company in good, or ideal, times acted on every afternoon except Sundays and during Lent; they put on a different play each working day of the week, though some plays would be repeated in the weeks ahead. For example, the Admiral's men typically put on fifteen different titles in the course of twenty-seven playing days. An actor usually had to keep at least thirty parts in his memory, many more if he doubled in minor roles. It would have been normal for Shakespeare (if he worked as a typical hireling) to take a hundred small parts in a season. A leading actor such as Edward Alleyn or Richard Burbage, in any case, memorized about 800 lines for a part, and kept in mind up to 4,800 lines in a week.
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