The play was Shakespeare's Henry VIII. A cannon went off as part of the play. As the play progressed, some of the audience members thought they could smell smoke (of course it always smelled smoky in London, but this was stronger) Soon it was clear that the theatre was on fire. Three thousand people were in that theatre, and there were only two exits (it would never pass today's fire codes). However, the audience did not panic. One man's clothes caught on fire, but quick-thinking people nearby doused him with beer. Nobody was killed or seriously hurt, but the theatre burned to the ground.
It could have been worse. The company had another theatre, the Blackfriars, with duplicate scripts and costumes. They could carry on while a new Globe Theatre (with a tile roof this time) was put up on the foundations of the old one.
June 29, 1613
the globe theatre was built in 1599 and it was brurned down on 29 June 1613
the globe theatre burnt down
The Globe Theatre burned down on June 29, 1613 by a devastating fire.
The Globe Theatre was burnt down on June 29, 1613, due to a cannon being set off during a performance of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" and setting fire to the roof.June 29, 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII
June 29, 1613
the globe theatre was built in 1599 and it was brurned down on 29 June 1613
the globe theatre burnt down
29 June 1613.
The Globe Theatre burned down on June 29, 1613 by a devastating fire.
The Globe Theatre was burnt down on June 29, 1613, due to a cannon being set off during a performance of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" and setting fire to the roof.June 29, 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII
The Globe Theatre in London was built in London in 1599 by the company associated with William Shakespeare. It was burned to the ground on June 29, 1613.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre burned to the ground on June 29, 1613. The fire started because of a cannon that was used during a performance of 'Henry VIII.'
It burned down during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII on 29 June 1613
No one got killed or injured when the Globe burned down on June 29, 1613. It was rebuilt almost immediately.
People died and stuff.
Burnt down 29 June 1613. Rebuilt in 1614 it was ripped down by the Puritans 15 April 1644.