(1)Shakespeare's company erected the storied Globe Theatre circa 1598 in London's Bankside district.
(2)It was one of four major theatres in the area
(3) The Burbage brothers, their chief carpenter, and a party of workmen assembled at the Theatre on the night of December 28
(4)The men stripped the Theatre down to its foundation, moved the materials across the Thames to Bankside, and proceeded to use them in constructing the Globe.
(5)In 1613  the original Globe Theatre burned to the ground when a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII ignited the thatched roof of the gallery.