During the 1500’s and 1600’s theaters were a big deal expecially from one group in particular, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Their first theater was simply called Theatre, in 1576 James Burbage leased a plot of land in London for 21 years with permission to build from Giles Allen then built a Theatre. All was well until 1597 when the 21 year lease ended and Giles Allen did not approve of the whole theatre idea. He then raised the price of the lease to an exorbitant level. The Lord Chamberlain’s men were forced to move to the Curtain Theater, which was 200 yards south of Theatre while trying to negotiate with Giles. Richard Burbage who was son of James and was Shakespeare’s friend and played majority of the lead roles in plays found a clause
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People bought this stuff and then headed inside. Pricing for the theater was a pence to be on the ground floor where you had to stand which was about 10% of a days wage. Lots of stuff happened on the ground floor, gambling, fights, drinking, theft, prostitution. Every floor after that was another pence to get into except the last, there was 3 floors of seats and the last cost 5 total so 2 extra for the last floor. The theater ran smooth for 15 years during the summer and the Chamberlain’s men used Blackfriar during the winter which was a fully roofed, had artificial lighting,seated 700 people but cost way more so usually only the wealthy and highly educated classes of London could afford to go there. Until Tuesday June 29th 1613 during a play a small cannon with no ball, just gunpowder and wadding caught fire and landed on the thatched roof of the gallerys, people assumed the smoke was part of the special effect but soon it was clear the roof was on fire. The theater was almost at maximum capacity, almost 3000 people had to funnel out of two …show more content…
The rebuild cost about 1400 pounds in 1614 which is is over $410,000 U.S. dollars today. The new theater had fire protective coating over the thatching to prevent another fire. This new theater lasted until 1642 when under the force of the Puritans because of their strict religious beliefs the English Parliament issued an ordinance suppressing all stage plays in all theaters. In 1644 the Globe Theater number two was demolished by the Puritans. In 1660 the demise in Puritan powers allowed theaters to be opened again, the globe was never reconstructed. Until Sam Wanamaker starts campaign to rebuild the Globe in 1969. Sam established the “Globe Playhouse Trust” which was an educational charity in order to raise funds for building of a replica theater. Southwark council provides 1.2 acres beside the River Thames approximately 200 yards from the original site. From 1970 to 1987 architect Theo Crosby and his firm Pentagram research the designs of master builders from Shakespeare’s time. In 1987 the excavation and the diaphragm wall closest to the river is built to keep water out. 1988 the project runs out of money and they start doubting that it will be possible to raise the enormous amount of money required. In 1989 the team decided to start building the globe piece by piece as money came in. The team also decided to engrave stones with donors names. 1995 the National Lottery
People bought this stuff and then headed inside. Pricing for the theater was a pence to be on the ground floor where you had to stand which was about 10% of a days wage. Lots of stuff happened on the ground floor, gambling, fights, drinking, theft, prostitution. Every floor after that was another pence to get into except the last, there was 3 floors of seats and the last cost 5 total so 2 extra for the last floor. The theater ran smooth for 15 years during the summer and the Chamberlain’s men used Blackfriar during the winter which was a fully roofed, had artificial lighting,seated 700 people but cost way more so usually only the wealthy and highly educated classes of London could afford to go there. Until Tuesday June 29th 1613 during a play a small cannon with no ball, just gunpowder and wadding caught fire and landed on the thatched roof of the gallerys, people assumed the smoke was part of the special effect but soon it was clear the roof was on fire. The theater was almost at maximum capacity, almost 3000 people had to funnel out of two …show more content…
The rebuild cost about 1400 pounds in 1614 which is is over $410,000 U.S. dollars today. The new theater had fire protective coating over the thatching to prevent another fire. This new theater lasted until 1642 when under the force of the Puritans because of their strict religious beliefs the English Parliament issued an ordinance suppressing all stage plays in all theaters. In 1644 the Globe Theater number two was demolished by the Puritans. In 1660 the demise in Puritan powers allowed theaters to be opened again, the globe was never reconstructed. Until Sam Wanamaker starts campaign to rebuild the Globe in 1969. Sam established the “Globe Playhouse Trust” which was an educational charity in order to raise funds for building of a replica theater. Southwark council provides 1.2 acres beside the River Thames approximately 200 yards from the original site. From 1970 to 1987 architect Theo Crosby and his firm Pentagram research the designs of master builders from Shakespeare’s time. In 1987 the excavation and the diaphragm wall closest to the river is built to keep water out. 1988 the project runs out of money and they start doubting that it will be possible to raise the enormous amount of money required. In 1989 the team decided to start building the globe piece by piece as money came in. The team also decided to engrave stones with donors names. 1995 the National Lottery