<P> One distinctive feature of the companies was that they included only males . Female parts were played by adolescent boy players in women 's costume . Some companies were composed entirely of boy players . Performances in the public theatres ( like the Globe ) took place in the afternoon with no artificial lighting , but when , in the course of a play , the light began to fade , candles were lit . In the enclosed private theatres ( like the Blackfriars ) artificial lighting was used throughout . Plays contained little to no scenery as the scenery was described by the actors or indicated by costume through the course of the play . </P>
<P> One distinctive feature of the companies was that they included only males . Female parts were played by adolescent boy players in women 's costume . Some companies were composed entirely of boy players . Performances in the public theatres ( like the Globe ) took place in the afternoon with no artificial lighting , but when , in the course of a play , the light began to fade , candles were lit . In the enclosed private theatres ( like the Blackfriars ) artificial lighting was used throughout . Plays contained little to no scenery as the scenery was described by the actors or indicated by costume through the course of the play . </P>
when did plays take place in elizabethan theatres
when did plays take place in elizabethan theatres
in the afternoon
in the afternoon