Rob wrote:
>I'm about 95% sure that Shakespeare's material was in no
>way "high art" when it was created.
>
I think it's in Twelfth Night when one of the players remarks re: the
groundlings (i.e. the cheap seats) :
"Give them a jig or a tale of bawdry, else they sleep."
He knew his audience. :)
Best,
dp