The history of the Globe Theater
The globe theater was built back in 1599 (as mentioned on the home page) by a full team of visionaries, one of which included William Shakespeare himself. The Globe is often associated with Shakespeare only, however (in business terms), Shakespeare only actually owned about 12.5% of the theater. The theater was actually a group investment by "The Lord Chamberlain's Men," which is what they were called.
Originally, a theater called "The theater" was built for this group of men in Shoreditch (1567) by James Burbage. The men only used the theater for the last three years it was standing. See, there was a 21 year lease on the theater, and after the 21 years were up, the landlord significantly increased the prices (being a man that hated theater). The men couldn't keep up with this increase, and were forced to give up the place. They dismantled the place, collected their timber and moved to a new location to rebuild the theater. Carpenter Peter Smith took this project on, and within a year's time (1597-1598), he managed to build the entire theater with his workers. It was a magnificent accomplishment, as the theater was just about the biggest theater known to the city of London, with the high occupancy count of 3000 people!
From here on the out, the theater was a huge success. It was loved by all kinds of people, and it was made so that all types of people could enjoy it. Tons of people would flock to the theater, and shows were always in demand. The amount of money gained was immense! Shows were written by Shakespeare and performed by tons of kinds of actors.
There wasn't a day where the theater was empty. The Globe was a way of forgetting the day's worries, perhaps escaping to a new world. As there were many problems going on in London at the time, this was definitely understandable. In 1603, the Bubonic Plague hit (also known as Black death), killing nearly 33 000 people in London only. This resulted in temporary closures of the globe theater.
In 1613, a fire at Shakespeare's globe theater erupted, burning down the entire place. Only a year later, in 1614, the globe theater was rebuilt on site. Shakespeare passed away two years later, in 1616. Shortly after his death, a war broke out between the Puritans and the Royalists. This is known as the English Civil War.
Later on, the Puritans became the newest threat to the Globe. The idea of theater was completely against strict religious views, and in result, they shut down the infamous Globe theater in 1642. Two years later, they demolished it.
The Globe theater wouldn't again be discovered until the twentieth century, where a smaller version of it would be built, only a few feet away from the original.
Originally, a theater called "The theater" was built for this group of men in Shoreditch (1567) by James Burbage. The men only used the theater for the last three years it was standing. See, there was a 21 year lease on the theater, and after the 21 years were up, the landlord significantly increased the prices (being a man that hated theater). The men couldn't keep up with this increase, and were forced to give up the place. They dismantled the place, collected their timber and moved to a new location to rebuild the theater. Carpenter Peter Smith took this project on, and within a year's time (1597-1598), he managed to build the entire theater with his workers. It was a magnificent accomplishment, as the theater was just about the biggest theater known to the city of London, with the high occupancy count of 3000 people!
From here on the out, the theater was a huge success. It was loved by all kinds of people, and it was made so that all types of people could enjoy it. Tons of people would flock to the theater, and shows were always in demand. The amount of money gained was immense! Shows were written by Shakespeare and performed by tons of kinds of actors.
There wasn't a day where the theater was empty. The Globe was a way of forgetting the day's worries, perhaps escaping to a new world. As there were many problems going on in London at the time, this was definitely understandable. In 1603, the Bubonic Plague hit (also known as Black death), killing nearly 33 000 people in London only. This resulted in temporary closures of the globe theater.
In 1613, a fire at Shakespeare's globe theater erupted, burning down the entire place. Only a year later, in 1614, the globe theater was rebuilt on site. Shakespeare passed away two years later, in 1616. Shortly after his death, a war broke out between the Puritans and the Royalists. This is known as the English Civil War.
Later on, the Puritans became the newest threat to the Globe. The idea of theater was completely against strict religious views, and in result, they shut down the infamous Globe theater in 1642. Two years later, they demolished it.
The Globe theater wouldn't again be discovered until the twentieth century, where a smaller version of it would be built, only a few feet away from the original.