The First Globe Theater
The Globe Theater was built around 1598 in London's Bankside district. It was one of four major
theaters in the area - the others were the Swan, the Rose, and the Hope. It was an open air
octagonal amphitheater that could seat up to 3, 000 spectators. The theater 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. The staging area housed trap doors in
its floorings and primitive rigging overhead for various stage effects.

The original Globe theater was constructed by the Lord Chamberlain's men, the acting group to
which Shakespeare belonged. Before the Globe was constructed, they performed at the Blackfriar
Theater in the heart of London. But having a theater in the heart of London was a bad idea
because the plague caused frequent closings. After a year of closure due to the plague, the
company stripped the......

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