2007-03-28 08:06:37 · 3 answers · asked by toni b 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
In 1613 the theatre burned down during performance of Henry VIII
2007-03-28 08:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII, the thatch of the Globe was accidentally set alight by a cannon, set off to mark the king's entrance onstage in a scene at Cardinal Wolsey's palace. The entire theatre was destroyed within the hour. By June 1614 it had been rebuilt, this time with a tiled gallery roof and a circular shape. It was pulled down in 1644, two years after the Puritans closed all theatres, to make way for tenement dwellings.
2007-03-28 09:17:02 · answer #2 · answered by Retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that a fire broke out during a scene that involved the firing of a canon. The Globe Theater burned down when the thatched roof caught fire. It was in 1613 and the Globe was rebuilt the following year
2007-03-28 08:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by harveymac1336 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋