Prop From Original ROMEO AND JULIET Thought To Be Found at Site of Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre

A bird whistle thought to provide a sound effect for the first performances of Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET has been dug up by archeologists at the site of 16th Century London's Curtain Theatre, reports BBC News

Heather Knight, the senior archaeologist leading the dig on behalf of the Museum of London Archaeology, says, "Theatre producers at that time were always trying to find new ways to animate their productions and delight audiences."

The play contains numerous references to bird songs such as "That birds would sing and think it were not night."

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