THE GLOBE THEATRE By Seth Glass English 12

THE GLOBE THEATRE By Seth Glass English 12 Angie Lewis

THE HISTORY v 1599: the Globe Theatre is opened on Bankside - to the South of London v William Shakespeare is a coowner of the Globe and a writer of plays v Globe Theater is a huge success. v Winter performances are staged in indoor theaters called Playhouses

THE HISTORY v. Plays were performed in inn yards, private houses, and public halls by traveling theater groups like the Chamberlain’s Men, to which Shakespeare belonged v. The Globe looked something like the Swan Theater (left); built in 1599 from old timbers

THE HISTORY v 1590 to 1642 : approximately twenty companies of actors in London (although only four or five played in town at one time), and more than a hundred provincial troupes v 1603: the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death) hits London killing 33, 000 people v. The usual pattern of the companies was to play in London in the winter and spring and to travel in the summer when plague ravaged the city v. Shakespeare's company was the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, one of the few companies to own their own playhouse; in 1603, they became the King’s Men v. By 1608 they were operating two theatres, the Globe and the Blackfriars; the company employed up to twenty actors

THE HISTORY v 1603: the Bubonic Plague (The Black Death) hits London killing 33, 000 people v All theatres are closed until the Plague is over v June 29, 1613: a huge fire at the Globe Theatre. It was started by the firing of a cannon during one of the plays! v 1614: the Globe Theatre was rebuilt on original foundations but this time the roof was tiled, not thatched v April 25, 1616: William Shakespeare dies

STRUCTURE

INSIDE THEATRE v. Scholars know some information about the dimensions of the stage but nothing very specific, such v as Music was important to set the mood in the plays: entrances, exits, etc. lutes, recorders and viols were courtly; oboes (hautboys) were mysterious; the trumpet, drum and fife were warlike v The audience ranged from the very lower classes to royalty, from scholars to the illiterate

INSIDE THEATRE

PLAY PRESENTATION

THE NEW GLOBE

THE NEW GLOBE v Foundations of the Globe were rediscovered in 1989 v By the vision of the late Sam Wanamaker, workers began construction in 1993 on the new theatre near the site of the original. v Globe Theatre was completed in 1996 v Queen Elizabeth II officially opened theatre on June 12, 1997 with a production of Henry V. v Faithful a reproduction as possible to the Elizabethan model, v Seats 1, 500 people between the galleries and the "groundlings. " v In its initial 1997 season, theatre attracted 210, 000 patrons

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