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What was the difference between the globe theatre and the swan theatre?
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The Swan was an older playhouse, probably built in 1595 or '96. Lord Pembroke's Men occupied The Swan for much of its existence. It shared some features with The Globe. Both were circular with open yards and roofed galleries. Both had a roof or awning over the rear half of the stage held up by columns or pillars, trap doors in the floor of the stage, and possibly flying mechanisms in the roof; plus an upper acting level upstage, even with the second floor gallery. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, the leading company of the time, occupied The Globe. The Globe audience was a little more upscale and so was the façade of the theater.
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What were famous theaters in the Elizabethan times?
Swan Theatre, The Theatre, The Rose Theatre, The Globe Theatre, The Boar's Head Theatre, Blackfriars Theatre, and The Bear Garden
How does the design of the Globe Theatre compare with the design of other theaters in the London area?
We don't know much about the internal design of the Globe Theatre: the internal arrangement of the modern Globe in London is copied from an illustration of the Swan theatre (roughly contemporary with the Globe). Since we know very little about the internal design of any Sixteenth Century London theatre (except the Swan) - your question is really unanswerable.
Was the globe theatre the first theatre?
No it wasn't. The ancient Greeks and Romans built very effective outdoor theatres many of which are in use today, 1500 years and more before the Globe was built in 1599. But the Globe was not even the oldest theatre in Britain which was intended as a theatre not just an innyard. The Theatre in Shoreditch, built 1576, was the first. Newington Butts, The Curtain, The Rose, The Swan and the Blackfriars all were built before The Globe.
How does the de3sign of the globe theatre compare with other designs in the London area?
We know very little of the design of the Globe theatre, in fact no-one knows what the inside looked like at all. The inside of the modern Globe is copied from an illustration we have of the Swan theatre's stage and audience pit - this being the nearest thing we have to a contemporary illustration of an Elizabethan theatre.
Why was the Globe Theater called Globe Theater?
For it's shape--it looks like a globe without a top? No, ALL the theatres then looked like that. It's probably got to do with the idea that the actors could show you anything or anywhere in the world, so the theatre was like a mini-cosmos. Or maybe they didn't put that much thought into it. Why was the Swan theatre called the Swan? The motto on the sign of the Globe was the quote from Shakespeare, "All the Word's a Stage."
Famous theaters in southwark London?
The Globe Theatre and the Swan Theatre
What were famous theaters in the Elizabethan times?
Swan Theatre, The Theatre, The Rose Theatre, The Globe Theatre, The Boar's Head Theatre, Blackfriars Theatre, and The Bear Garden
How does the design of the Globe Theatre compare with the design of other theaters in the London area?
We don't know much about the internal design of the Globe Theatre: the internal arrangement of the modern Globe in London is copied from an illustration of the Swan theatre (roughly contemporary with the Globe). Since we know very little about the internal design of any Sixteenth Century London theatre (except the Swan) - your question is really unanswerable.
Was the globe theatre the first theatre?
No it wasn't. The ancient Greeks and Romans built very effective outdoor theatres many of which are in use today, 1500 years and more before the Globe was built in 1599. But the Globe was not even the oldest theatre in Britain which was intended as a theatre not just an innyard. The Theatre in Shoreditch, built 1576, was the first. Newington Butts, The Curtain, The Rose, The Swan and the Blackfriars all were built before The Globe.
How does the de3sign of the globe theatre compare with other designs in the London area?
We know very little of the design of the Globe theatre, in fact no-one knows what the inside looked like at all. The inside of the modern Globe is copied from an illustration we have of the Swan theatre's stage and audience pit - this being the nearest thing we have to a contemporary illustration of an Elizabethan theatre.
Why was the Globe Theater called Globe Theater?
For it's shape--it looks like a globe without a top? No, ALL the theatres then looked like that. It's probably got to do with the idea that the actors could show you anything or anywhere in the world, so the theatre was like a mini-cosmos. Or maybe they didn't put that much thought into it. Why was the Swan theatre called the Swan? The motto on the sign of the Globe was the quote from Shakespeare, "All the Word's a Stage."
What is the difference between a swan and a crane?
a swan is gay, a crane is beautiful
What was the name of a London theatre used during the life of Shakespeare?
The Rose, The Swan, The Hope, The Fortune, The Theatre, The Curtain, Newington Butts, and the Blackfriars, take your pick. Shakespeare performed at the Theatre, The Curtain, The Globe, the Blackfriars and possibly the Rose.
What was another name for the globe theater?
Shakespeare described his theatre as "the wooden "O". (letter o) in the Chorus to Henry V. But he was probably talking about the Curtain theatre when he wrote those lines. It didn't matter anyway because most of the outdoor theatres were shaped like doughnuts including the Globe, Curtain, Theatre, Rose, Hope, and Swan. So Shakespeare's phrase isn't necessarily about the Globe at all and certainly never became a nickname for the Globe.
When was Black Swan State Theatre Company created?
Black Swan State Theatre Company was created in 1991.
Why is Shakespeare's theater called the Globe theater?
The Globe Theatre, where many of his plays were performed, is not so named for its circular seating around the stage, since all the previous oudooor theatres (the Theatre, the Curtain, the Rose and the Swan) were the same design, which was not in any event globe-shaped. The name is more symbolic. If "all the world's a stage", then this stage was all the world, the globe being another name for the world.
What did theatre buildings look like in London during Shakespeare's time?
Some of them, like the Rose, Curtain, Globe, Hope and Swan were circular with an open roof. The Fortune was square with an open roof. The Blackfriars was an enclosed indoor theatre.
