{"id":16760,"date":"2015-10-24T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16760"},"modified":"2015-10-24T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T22:09:09","slug":"william-shakespeares-globe-theatre-had-the-pit-where-the-stinkards-stood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16760","title":{"rendered":"William Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Had “The Pit” Where the “Stinkards” Stood"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Globe Theatre was built between 1597 and 1599 in Southwark on the south bank of London\u2019s River Thames, funded by Richard Burbage and built by carpenter Peter Smith and his workers , according to No Sweat Shakespeare.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some more facts from No Sweat Shakespeare:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

William Shakespeare was a shareholder who owned 12.5% of The Globe Theatre.\u00a0As a young writer Shakespeare bought shares in the theatre and benefited financially as his popularity grew.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Globe \u00a0had three stories of seating and was able to hold up to 3,000 spectators in its\u2019 100 foot diameter.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the base of the stage was an area called \u201cthe pit\u201d which held \u201cthe groundlings\u201d \u2013 people who paid just a penny to stand and watch a performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the peak of summertime the groundlings were also referred to as \u2018 stinkards\u2019\u2026 for reasons that may well be obvious.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more facts click: \u00a0No Sweat Shakespeare<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Also this video is worth watching:<\/strong>
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