The Globe Theater, a marvelous creation of it's time held many of Shakespeare's plays. It was owned and managed by the Burbage family and shared it with the Chamberlain's Men in which Shakespeare was in. It's creation was one of the best England has ever had. It boasted many characteristics that many other playhouse never had. It has enchanted lives of many with The Globes before life, interior, and it's history.
The design is thought to be made from where the actors just play and rehearse. It was a polygonal wooden building with an open yard. In all it cosed about £700 which was a lot of money back then. There was a jut of an opening where the audience came in and paid. For a penny they could stand in front of the stage, for another they could stand in the galleries, and for another one they could get a stool to sit on in the galleries. Yet one small part of the galleries where set aside for the aristocrats and the wealthy. As The Theater opened in the Fall of 1576 it was a stage for the Leicester's Men, the acting company of the first Earl of Leicester. Then in the 80's his son Richard Burbage joined a group named Admiral's Men and worked there. There was a huge disagreement and many of them left. Later in 1594 Richard became leader of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. They performed there until 1597. Then in the year 1598 The Theater closed on the twenty-eight of December.
The Globe Theater was first built using timber from “The Theater” an old theater that had no more money to pay for it's debt and had to be torn down. It's timber was carried over the Thames and was used to build the Globe. It was about two stories high, a hundred foot wide, and could hold about three thousand spectators. By the wall there was a stage that stood out about forty-three in width, twenty-seven in depth, and about five feet above the ground. In that particular area there was a trapdoor known as “Hell.” It was where the actors would go to change and ready to act. Not to far from the trapdoors were the pillars that held up the roof or as it was called “Heaven.” It had a trapdoor that could be open so the actors could fly or appear out of the air. Then in the back there were three doors in which the actors also got dressed up and getting ready for their entrance. Yet one door was for the balcony where the musicians would play. Some of the time it was used for acts and high paying audience would go up there and sit to watch the play. Even though they only saw the behind of the play they mainly sat there to show how rich they were.
The Globe Theater, an Elizabethan Wooden O was one of England's best theaters. It was built in 1599 using timber and other items from The Theater. The Globe held many plays until the day of June 29, 1613. The Globe went up in flames when a cannon misfired and made the Globe go in flames during the play Henry VIII. It was said no one was burned except one guy one tried to put out his pants with a bottle of beer. Then in 1642 it was torn down like all of the other theaters to make more room. It's location was unknown until several people found the remnants of it. Now there is a New Globe Theater only a couple hundred yards away from it.
