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it was built because there where lots of actors with no where to preform.
---- Commercial theatre in England began sometime in the 1570's (or possibly a little earlier) at makeshift venues such as the Bull Inn in London (which had a balcony and a yard where plays could be performed).
At first the income one could get from being an actor or writing plays was unreliable, but as people got used to the idea of going to watch a play for entertainment it became easier to make good money consistently. (Theatre between the 1570's and the 1590's grew from a fringe activity to big business; - the way Pop Music did between the 1950's and the 1970's).
By the 1590's there were two big players companies in London, both making very good money. James Burbage - a builder by trade - managed the Lord Chamberlain's Men in the north of the City; Philip Henslowe - an entertainment impresario and banker - had the Admirals Men in the south.
In 1576 James Burbage - the builder - realised that no-one had ever purpose-built somewhere to put on plays. Since building was his trade he designed and erected the first playhouse in the world. There was no name for such a thing, so he invented one: he called it The Theatre.
The Theatre was a huge success. James Burbage made a fortune out of it, and passed both it and the player company on to his second son Richard Burbage.
When the lease on the site of the Theatre expired the landowner threatened to pull it down (James Burbage had died in the meantime). The Theatre was a timber frame-constructed building, so Richard Burbage (who also knew a bit about building) got a bunch of labourers together over Christmas 1598/9, disassembled the timber frame, ferried the wood across the Thames to Southwark, and re-erected the old Theatre as the new Globe.
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∙ 9y agoAt the time the original Globe was built (1599), there were a number of dedicated theatre buildings in London. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, a theatre company led by Richard Burbage, were working out of the Curtain theatre in the Shoreditch area just north of the City of London. Richard and his brother Cuthbert had also inherited the Theatre, another playhouse nearby, but because of a dispute with the landlord, they were not allowed to use it. The Curtain was getting old and run down, and was small. The Burbages figured that they could fill a larger theatre. That is why they hired Peter Street to build a new, larger theatre using the timbers of the old Theatre.
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When was the foundation of the original Globe theatre discovered?
The Globe Theatre was built in 1599, it was built out of some stolen lumber from a first theatre
When was the original globe theatre built?
In 1599.
What was the name of the london suburb in which they built the globe theatre?
The original Globe theatre was build in the London Borough of Southwark. The new Shakespeare's Globe is built about 230 metres away from the site of the original.
Is the globe theatre still used today?
The Globe Theatre The original Globe Theatre in London, England, was built in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain's Men - a theatre company which included William Shakespeare. It was destroyed by a fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614 and finally demolished in 1644. In 1997 a replica of the original theatre was built, close to the original site and is called Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
When and where was the original Shakespeare's Globe Theatre built and where did the timbers to build the globe come from?
From trees.
When was the original globe theatre designed?
The original Globe Theater was built in 1599.
When was the foundation of the original Globe theatre discovered?
The Globe Theatre was built in 1599, it was built out of some stolen lumber from a first theatre
When was the original globe theatre built?
In 1599.
What was the name of the london suburb in which they built the globe theatre?
The original Globe theatre was build in the London Borough of Southwark. The new Shakespeare's Globe is built about 230 metres away from the site of the original.
Is the globe theatre still used today?
The Globe Theatre The original Globe Theatre in London, England, was built in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain's Men - a theatre company which included William Shakespeare. It was destroyed by a fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614 and finally demolished in 1644. In 1997 a replica of the original theatre was built, close to the original site and is called Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
When and where was the original Shakespeare's Globe Theatre built and where did the timbers to build the globe come from?
From trees.
Who were the original owners of the globe?
The original owners of the Globe Theatre were the "Lord Chemberlain's Men". The were a acting group. And built it after they lost the lease of "The Theatre" in 1599.
How old is the old globe theatre?
Actually the Original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 so if you calculate correctly it is 412!
Can you still watch plays in the Globe theatre?
The original Globe Theatre (British spelling!) was closed in 1642. A modern reconstruction was built in 1997, not far from the site of the original, and is called "Shakespeare's Globe." You certainly can see plays at the newly built theatre - see the link below.
Where was globe theatre re built?
London, just 200 metres from where the original was built in 1613.
Where was the Globe built to be exact?
the globe theatre was shakespeares theatre. It the old globe theater was originally built in shakespeare's theatre.
What is The Globe and when was it built?
the globe theatre was shakespeares theatre
