Globe Theatre Facts
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Theatre of Elizabethan London, England
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Bard of Stratford upon Avon.
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GLOBE THEATRE FACTS
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Trivia Fact 1 - The
Globe was built in a similar style to the Coliseum, but on a smaller
scale - other Elizabethan Theatres followed this style of
architecture which were called amphitheatres.
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Trivia Fact 2 - The
Globe Theatre was built in with the materials and timber 'stolen'
from the first 'Theatre' in 1599 when William Shakespeare and the
Chamberlain's men were forced to leave because the Puritan owner,
Giles Allen, refused to re-new the lease. It only took six months to
build!
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Trivia Fact 3 -
Theatrical Performances proved to be so popular that in 1591 the
growing popularity of theatres led to a law closing all theatres
were closed on Thursdays so that the bull and bear baiting
industries would not be neglected
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Trivia Fact 4 -
The Globe theatre was also used for gambling and
for immoral purposes
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Trivia Fact 5 -
Outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague were so serious that the Globe
Theatre was forced to close. The outbreaks and closures occurred in
1593 , 1603 and 1608. In 1563, in London alone, over 20,000 people
died of the deadly Bubonic Plague.
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Trivia Fact 6 -
William Shakespeare and his company built TWO Globe Theatres -
on 29 June 1613
there was a fire at the original Globe and the theatre burnt to the
ground within two hours. A new Globe was quickly re-built in 1614
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Trivia Fact 7 - The
motto of the Globe theatre was "Totus mundus agit histrionem" ( the whole world is a
playhouse ). The phrase was slightly re-worded in the
William Shakespeare play As You Like It - "All the world’s a
stage" which was performed at the Globe Theatre
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Trivia Fact 8 - No women
were allowed to work as actors - female roles were taken by young
lads who wore women's clothes and elaborate make-up. The lead
content in the white make-up led to many early deaths of the boy
actors
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Trivia Fact 9 -
Different colored flags were used to advertise the themes of plays
which were to be performed at the Globe Theatre. A black flag
indicated a tragedy, a white flag indicated a comedy and a red flag
indicated a History
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Trivia Fact 10 - The
Globe Theatre was demolished by the Puritans. On 15th April 1644
landowner Sir Matthew Brend demolished the playhouse and built
tenement houses on the site
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