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The original Globe Theater was probably the most important structure in Shakespeare's dramatic career. Built in 1599 by the Chamberlain's Company, it stood on the Southern shore of the Thames River. The current reconstruction is said to be a faithful reproduction based on archaeological studies of the foundation and historic documents.
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The original Old Globe Theater opened May 29, 1935. A temporary replica of Shakespeare's Globe Playhouse, it was an entertainment attraction of the 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition, which presented various entertainments and commercial, industrial, agricultural and recreational exhibits.
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Shakespeare's Globe Theater has been built three times. The first time, it was built in 1958, and was the location that many of Shakespeare's plays were performed. The theater burned down in 1613, when, during a play, a cannon was fired with poor aim, and caught the thatched roof on fire, which burned the theater to the ground in about four minutes. The theater was rebuilt in 1614 with a tiled room, and was subsequently closed in 1642, and demolished by the Puritans in 1644. It wasn't rebuilt again until recently in 1977, but not in the original site. It was ... built nearby to the original site.
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The Globe was built by Shakespeare's acting company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, in 1599 from the timbers of London's very first permanent theater, Burbage's Theater, built in 1576. Before James Burbage built his theater, plays and dramatic performances were ad hoc affairs, performed on street corners and in the yards of inns. However, the Common Council of London, in 1574, started licensing theatrical pieces performed in inn yards within the city limits. To escape the restriction, actor James Burbage built his own theater on land he leased outside the city limits. When Burbage's lease ran out, the Lord Chamberlain's men moved the timbers to a new location and created the Globe. Like other theaters of its time, the Globe was a round wooden structure with a stage at one end, and covered balconies for the gentry.
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On this date in 1613 the Globe Theatre burned down during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII. Sparks that flew from a cannon used during the production ignited a thatched roof of the gallery, resulting in the fire. The theatre was rebuilt with a tile roof and reopened a year later. The Puritans closed all the theatres in London in 1642, including the Globe. Remnants of the building were discovered in 1989 and a replica of the theatre was built and opened in 1997. It sports the first thatched roof permitted in London since the Great Fire of London in 1666.
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is a storied place. The original Globe was built circa 1598 in London's Bankside district. It was one of four major theatres in the area--the other three being the Swan, the Rose, and the Hope. It was an open-air octagonal ampitheater that could seat up to 3,000 spectators. The theatre was three stories high, with a diameter of approximately 100 feet. The rectangular stage platform on which the plays were performed was nearly 43 feet wide and 28 feet deep.
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