A view of both elegance and common taste

The Globe welcomed all sections of society.Wealthier patrons watched the stagefrom covered balconieswhile poorer people paid a pennyto take in the showfrom an open-air section called the pit.Talking, jeering, and cheeringwas common during performances.There are even accounts of audiencesthrowing furniture when plays were flops.So "Macbeth" opens with a literal bang.