. . . by 1590 the principal actors stay in the city. The burgeoning population of London provides them with large audiences, especially when they be­come established at their respective theaters: the Lord Admiral's Men at the Rose and the Lord Chamberlain's Men at the Globe. Only when the theaters are closed by the authorities because of the plague—in 1581–82, 1592–93, and 1603–4—do the London companies start to tour again, from Bath to Not­tingham. Ironically, one place they do not play is Stratford-upon-Avon. –The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England, Ian Mortimer Which factor directly influenced the actors' decision to resume their travels? the population of London the popularity of plays in Bath and Nottingham the outbreak of the plague the theater ban in Stratford-upon-Avon