The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-14


"A official residents immediate neghborhood The
81 commissioners lived there. close glory of the
5A Bank, Ben Jonson called Globe and knew the
1 theatre and the genius that presided it, They were
53 all men of standing. who apparently knew Shakes.
peare so well for his plays that his obscured the
..I names OF his associates. to them, indeed
81 shakespeares theatre Their source OF information was
j not simply the deeds thus singles out
~ Shakespeare. 1t is they said:
II We the undersigned. personally know William
Shakespeare the dramatist, most eminent man
among the company who have recently built the Globe
Playhouse in our midst" .
The American scholar then attention To- deed
OF Oct 1901. which he has found In this Nicholas
brend heir of Sir Thomas, conveys the theatre se IN
trust to certain persons as security for deht Ta a.
scpton mentions only Richard Burbadge William Shack
speae gent as tenants of the playhouse the dramatist
and the principal plays thus both oyershadown
the rest OF the the conducted the
business affairs Of theatre. ~
William Shakespeare GENT" That quaint naive phrase
IS eloquent OF the high position the held
"aiiaces opinion 1t means that he accorded the So
ciai rank OF gentleman. which considerable dis
tncon IN the Eizabethan age. That playwright and
actor. OF calling that had hitherto been classed with
vagabo1ds should receive this is particularly re-
Chief documents that establish the exact and
kss Ito Globe Theatre
Sna n hre th and four associates lessees
are a s soe Of se the fact that
on me east Horseshoe Alley the Maiden Lane
o oaIk Of the Thames in Southwark just south City
vi LONDON location to the he
ana not desired for dwelling have
horrible spot, stretch Of
a'fact mentioned by Ben Jonson: '''
fcovlng the site OF the Globe on the north side ~
Maiden Lane completely discedts site which now hears
an imposing inscription declaring Shakespeares the
are stood there This memorial placed on the wall OF
brewery on the south side OF Lane about four
years a! Sir BeerOohm James NJ Barrie i and
some OF the leading actors paywrlghs and public ~
honorng the brewery. CONSCIOUSLY
PROFESSOR Wallace has found many entries in the racora
OF me sewer Commission that location of the
neatre For instance here is showing very n,ainiv
mat was on the north side Maiden Lane sometimes
called Maid Lane: f-,--o ' SOMETIMES
IL is Ordered that Burbdge and Heminges and otbers
the owners Of the Playhouse called the Globe In Maid
zane sna before the xxth day of April pull vp and AZ
lake ceane out OF the Sewar props pogtes web E
stand Vnder THERE bridge the North side OF Mavd E
lane vpon paine to fort (et) t-l'1 we w
Ins Quaint little entry In itself much to the edort
OF the Elizabethan drama 1t that the audiences az
theatre mad to enter the building by crossing
bridge passing sewer Other dsaereeahlee
experiences awaited them, but they were rcbnst ciass
os or them were herded in the pit theatre where
ney crank and fought Nobemen persons Of oual
10y SAT on the stage while the prosperous occupants of the
gaees enjoyed the opportunity Of throwing things at the
mop IN tne pit and sometimes at the stage We mrst NOT
SoaS, hoWeve that many OF this were inspired
oy hiSh thoughts for here they listened to 'Iame" -,
nearly all the immortal Shakespeare plays W -