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| van Buchell's sketch of Swan Theatre | only surviving contemporary rendering of the interior of an Elizabethan-era public theatre |
| 1596 Johannes de Witt orginal sketch of Swan Theatre | copied by A friend, Arend van Buchell |
| 4 major London Theatre's | the Globe, the Swan, the Rose, and the Hope |
| 1598 | construction of the Globe Theatre |
| seating capacity of Globe | up to 3,000 spectators |
| the Globe Theatre architecture | open-air, octagonal amphitheater |
| Giles Allen | the Globe Theatre landlord; owned the land |
| Blackfriars | proposed site of Globe's move; blocked by aristocratic neighbors |
| December 28, 1598 | Globe disassembled and rebuilt on Bankside by Burbage brothers and Co. |
| 1613, the original Globe Theatre burned to the ground | when a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII ignited the thatched roof |
| Globe continued operating until 1642 | Puritans closed it down |
| Globe's modern reproduction | Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the theatre on June 12, 1997 |
