1. Globe theatre (1597-1598) Public Playhouse
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Public Playhouse
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2. The Original Globe Theatre
The original Globe Theatre was situated on the South bank of the river Thames in Southwark, London, England
It was also reputed to be a brothel and gambling house
It was named as Globe Theatre because of the shape looks like a globe
Built between and opened in1599
Peter Street was the carpenter/contractor hired to construct the Globe
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3. The Second Globe Theatre (1614)
A second Globe Theatre was rebuilt on the same site by June (called The Hope)
Although the second Globe had a non-flammable tile roof, it was torn down in 1644 after a fire of another sort, Puritan zeal, closed all theatres
Puritans were strict Protestants who favored strait-laced living and opposed theatre performances
After the Globe was razed, tenements replaced it
Between September 2 and 5, 1666, the Great Fire of London–which destroyed more than 13,000 dwellings and more than 80 churches– consumed the foundations and whatever else was left of the Globe.
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4. The New Globe Theatre (1997)
It is also known as Shakespeare’s Globe and rebuilt in 1997
Modern recreations are based on the educated guesses and on a surviving drawing of a rival theatre
It is approximately 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre, on the South bank of the river Thames in Southwark
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5. The model of the Globe Theatre The front side of the Globe Theatre
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The interior of the Globe Theatre
The view of the stage

6. Motto “Totus mundus agit histrionem” (The whole world is a playhouse)
This phrase was slightly re-worded in the William Shakespeare play As You Like It
It was a translation of one of Shakespeare's most famous lines: All the World's a Stage. The line can also be translated as All the world plays the actor   
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7. Structures
Three-storey, open-air amphitheatre approximately 100 feet (30 m) in diameter that could house up to 3,000 spectators
Rectangle stage platform, also known as an 'apron stage', thrust out into the middle of the open-air yard
The stage measured approximately 43 feet (13.1 m) in width, 27 feet (8.2 m) in depth and was raised about 5 feet (1.5 m) off the ground
On this stage, there was a trap door for use by performers to enter from the "cellarage" area beneath the stage
Large columns on either side of the stage supported a roof over the rear portion of the stage. The ceiling under this roof was called the "heavens," and was painted with clouds and the sky
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8. A trap door in the heavens enabled performers to descend using some form of rope and harness
The back wall of the stage had two or three doors on the main level, with a curtained inner stage in the centre and a balcony above it
The doors entered into the "tiring house" (backstage area) where the actors dressed and awaited their entrances
The balcony housed the musicians and could also be used for scenes requiring an upper space, such as the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet
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9. Productions Quite sophisticated stage productions:
i) The use of massive props such as fully working canons
ii) Special effects such as smoke effects, the firing of a real
canon, fireworks (for dramatic battle scenes) and
spectacular 'flying' entrances from the rigging in the
'heavens'
iii) The stage floor had trap-doors allowing for additional
surprising incidents
iv) Music was another addition to the Globe productions
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10. Plays Hamlet (1600-1601) Twelfth Night Or What You Will (1601)
Richard II (February 7th 1601)
Troilus and Cressida ( )
All’s Well That Ends Well (1602)
Timon of Athens (1604)
King Lear (1605)
Macbeth (1606)
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607)
The Tempest(1610)
The Two Noble Kinsmen(1611)
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11. The Structure of the Globe Theatre
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The current Globe Theatre is approximately 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre, on the South bank of the river Thames in Southwark, London.

13. Replica of William Shakespeare's Globe Theater at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas
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14. The Globe Theatre in Rome is an exact replica of the famous Shakespeare's Globe venue in London
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