THE GLOBE TEATRE

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IN THE BEGINING...

• built in London, England
• was built during 1599
• was built by a company that Shakespeare had a stake in
• built by a carpenter named Peter Smith and his people
• was built to hold several thousand people

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INSIDE...

• the theatre was open air theatre
• it sat up to 3,000 people
• there was three levels
• regularly showed up to 10 plays every two weeks
• plays often had special effects such as acrobatics and even fireworks
• they flew different colored flags indicating the play that would be going on

MORE FACTS

• the original globe theatre was burned to the ground
• the new one was built in 1997
• tours are offered
• plays that are held there no not use modern technology (microphones, speakers, etc.)
• William Shakespeare was one of the many plat writers that had their plays here
• many of the plays had subtle jokes regarding the life there, the government, and other things

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• originally women weren't allowed to act in the plays, so men would dress up to portray women
• three serious cases of the Bubonic plague occurred close to the theatre
• occasionally the theatre was used as a "casino"
• the queen often came to see Shakespeare's plays
• plays were held in the summer time because there was no heating
• Shakespeare became very rich because of the globes success

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• poorer people were able to go to the plays, but they would have to pay a hay penny
• poor people got the standing section
• plays became very extravagant events
• there were many components to a play
• without a roof, many times plays would be canceled because of weather
• some of the plays would be recognized today (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, etc.)
• it was probably the only popular form of entertainment that royalty attended
• many costumes were sold after shows to pay for new ones