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It cost one penny to wach a play form "the pit" while standing. It would cost several more pennys to watch while sitting in one of the three galleries. also it would cost a 6 pence to half a crown to sit in a blackfriars seat. the people who stood in "the pit" or "the yard" were often known as groundlings.

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It cost between one and three pence, depending on where you wanted to be in the theatre.

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Who were the groundlings and how much they pay in shakespeare day?

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