With room for audiences of up to 3,000 people, the Globe was a three-story amphitheater that had quite advanced facilities for stage productions. Props and special effects included the use of real cannon, fireworks, and smoke for battle scenes, trap-doors in the floor of the stage for surprise entrances by actors, and ropes to enable them to make ‘flying’ entrances from above. There was also music during performances. Going to the Globe was fun. There was a holiday atmosphere outside the theatre, with crowds of people – not only theatregoers – buying goods and refreshments from the market stalls around the building. It was a particularly popular place with young people, many of whom had taken the day off work to go there. Then, when the play was about to start, a trumpet was blown and people took their places inside the theatre. The cheapest area was called The Pit, where ‘commoners’ would pay one penny to stand during the production. They would often contribute to the atmosphere of the play, for example by screaming with fright when a ‘ghost’ appeared. The galleries were occupied by richer individuals, and nobles had seats on the side of the stage itself. Both men and women attended performances, although wealthier women often wore masks to hide their identity.