Complex sentence: The earliest definite performance was at the Globe Theatre on 7 February 1601, organised by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex in a performance probably intended to inspire his supporters on the eve of his armed rebellion against Queen Elizabeth.
Split into simpler sentences: The earliest definite performance was at the Globe Theatre on 7 February 1601, organised by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex. This performance was probably intended to inspire his supporters on the eve of his armed rebellion against Queen Elizabeth.