[[1]] Another predecessor, the great hall of a noble or a university, is mentioned in the section on the private theaters.
[[2]] In at least some of the theaters, the stage seems to have narrowed toward the front.
[[3]] With this whole paragraph, cf. Albright, pp. 81 ff., and 104-105.
[[4]] This memorandum book of Philip Henslowe, the great manager, is one of our chief sources of information about the Elizabethan theater.
[[5]] For Shakespeare's share, cf. p. [15].