Apollo and Mercury
it was moved to the south side
Upper stageBack stage Side stage (left) Side stage (right)
the 14 side shape was designed by James Burbage to improve accousitics in the theater
Side entrances led to towers where the audience could climb stairs to the second and third story seats.
Apollo and Mercury
it was moved to the south side
at the globe theatre opposite the river thames. apparently the globe had a flag on the top of it so that the other people on the other side of the thames new there was going to be a play performed at the globe theatre.
Upper stageBack stage Side stage (left) Side stage (right)
spherical with two rectangular bits sticking out either side of it LOL
the 14 side shape was designed by James Burbage to improve accousitics in the theater
Side entrances led to towers where the audience could climb stairs to the second and third story seats.
The wood for the Globe theatre,came from "The Theatre", the original theatre built by James Burbage in 1576.Due to problems with the lease, Shakespeare's company,"The Chamberlain's Men", dismantled it plank by plank,stored them over the winter, and re-built the new"Globe Theatre" on the other side of the river in Bankside.
William Shakespeare was an actor before he became a playwright and poet. He was also involved in the business side of theatre as a shareholder in the Globe Theatre.
The lease on the land (that the Globe Theater was originally on) was up, and the landlord wasn't willing to rent the land out, so the members of the Globe basically dismantled the theater piece by piece and moved to the other side of the Thames! :)
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London, England. The Globe was built in 1599 using timber from an earlier theatre. It was built by members of William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. The Globe Theatre had a total of about 3, 000 seats standing and sitting. It was a three - storey building, roughly circular with an open space approximately 100 feet (30m) in diameter in its centre. At the base of the stage, there was an area called the pit, where, for a penny, people would stand and watch the performance. Around the yard were three levels of stadium-style sets, which were more expensive than standing room. A rectangular stage platform was set in the middle of the open air yard, with one side attached to one of the sides of the theatre building. On this stage, there was a trap door used by performers to enter the area below the stage. The ceiling under this roof was called the "heavens," and was painted with clouds and the sky. People from the poor apprentices to the relatively well-to-do attended the theatre. The poorest people stood on the ground whereas the most wealthy or aristocratic could sit in the balcony or even on the stage. The first Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire on June 29, 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same spot in 1614 which was torn down in 1644. A replica of the first Globe was built in 1997 near the place where the original stood.
Apollo and Mercury were depicted on the side of the Globe Theatre to symbolize the themes of art, poetry, and eloquence, which were central to the theatrical performances held there. Apollo, the god of music and the arts, represents inspiration and creativity, while Mercury, the messenger god, embodies communication and eloquence. Their presence reflects the importance of these qualities in the context of Shakespearean plays and the broader cultural significance of the theatre during the Elizabethan era.