[publius911]

Entertainers used to be considered the scum of the earth. They were watched like hawks when around polite company. This can still be seen when the carnivals come to town each summer. No one really trusts carneys in their towns.

You missed perhaps the most salient point: during Elizabethan/Sshakesperian period actors and theater were quite popular, but regardless of the show, actors providing the entertainment were NEVER allowed to spend the night within the limits of the town or city.

The reasons why are as true and disgusting today as they were then.

Q.E.D.

[Vaquero]

Then there is that too.