Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, established a royal theater troupe between 1458 and 1490.
 Viewing theatre as sinful, the Puritans ordered the closure of London theatres in 1642
 The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek  (thatron, "a place for viewing"), itself from  (theomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe")

