Question

read the excerpt from the time travelers guide to elizabethan england. in 1574 the city authorities are given powers to restrict playhouses, forcing the actors to find new premises in the suburbs. this becomes a golden opportunity for john brayne and his brother - in - law, james burbage, who in 1576 build a new theater, simply called the theatre, at shoreditch, just half a mile north of bishopsgate. the following year a second theater, the curtain, is built just two hundred yards away. despite some heavy opposition from puritan preachers and moralists, both theaters are successful. which sentence accurately describes the progression of events? because successful theaters were built outside city limits and grew to be successful. because city authorities restricted playhouses, new theaters were built outside city limits. because john brayne built a new theater, city authorities restricted playhouses. because the curtain was built in the suburbs, puritan preachers began to oppose theaters in the city.

Explanation:

The text describes how in 1574 city authorities got new powers to restrict playhouses. In 1576, John Brayne and James Burbage built a new theater (The Theatre) outside the city limits in the suburbs due to these restrictions. Despite opposition from Puritan preachers and moralists, theaters grew to be successful. It outlines the sequence of events starting from restrictions, to theater - building in suburbs, and then success despite opposition.

Answer:

Because city authorities restricted playhouses, theaters were built outside city limits and grew to be successful.