Could someone give me a short history of the globe theatre?
The Globe Theatre normally refers to one of three theatres in London associated with William Shakespeare. These are: The original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 by the playing company to which Shakespeare belonged, and destroyed by fire on June 29, 1613.[1] The Globe Theatre that was rebuilt by June 1614 and closed in 1642.[2] A modern reconstruction of the original Globe, named “Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre” or the “New Globe Theatre,” opened in 1997. It is approximately 205 metres from the site of the original theatre off Park Stree The Globe was owned by many actors, who (except for one) were also shareholders in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Two of the six Globe shareholders, Richard Burbage and his brother Cuthbert Burbage, owned double shares of the whole, or 25% each; the other four men, Shakespeare, John Heminges, Augustine Phillips, and Thomas Pope, owned a single share, or 12.5%. (Originally William Kempe was intended to be the seventh partner, but he sold out his share to the
