Elizabethan Globe Theater
Renaissance Era
The Globe Theater and it's Beginning
Pressley (1997) says a man named James Burbage started The globe theater. The first globe theater was built in 1599 on the banks of England. Their lease for land soon expired and were forced to relocate. The globe theater could seat up to 3,000 people and the performing stage was 43 feet wide by 28 feet deep! Alchin, L. (2015) states women were not allowed to act in the theater, instead young boys dressed as women with lots of makeup. The theater used different colored flags to show the kinds of plays happening that day; black was tradgey, white was comedy and red was history.
Animation of globe theater
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First sketch of globe theater
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Model of globe theater
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The Globe Theater and it's Ending
Pressley (1997) says on December 28 the neighbors of the theater tore it down to its framework while the owner, Giles Allen, was out of town. Giles upon his return sued the thieves for £800 in damages. Alchin, L. (2015) said unfortunately in 1613, the original theater burned down due to a cannon shooting off during the performance of Henry VIII. Pressley (1997) states the globe theater was one of four in the area; the Sawn, Hope and Rose. The newest globe theater was completed in 1996 when Queen Elizabeth II opened it on June 12.
References
Alchin, L. (2015). Globe theater special effects. Bardstage. Retrieved from bardstage.org/globe-theater-special-effects.
Alchin, L. (2015). Globe theater facts. Bardstage. Retrieved from bardstage.org/globe-theater-facts.
Pressley, J.M. (1997). Shakesphere's globe theater. Shakesphere resource center. Retrieved from bardweb.net/globe.