The Fire
Theater and Theater District
Audience
Wild Card
100

The year the fire took place.

1613

100

This was the lowest cost required to view a play.

One penny

100

These were the most common attendees of plays

Regular People

100

This was the year that the Globe Theatre opened.

1599

200

The amount of time it took to rebuild The Globe after the fire.

One Year

200

The theatre was specifically designed to utilize this.

The sun

200

The number of people The Globe could house at one time.

3,000

200

This group of English Protestants demolished the second Globe Theater in 1644

The Puritans

300

The event that led to the fires' beginning.

A cannon that fired into the roof

300

This is the number of times The Globe has been rebuilt.

Three

300

The number of people who came through the Theater per day. 

10,000-20,000

300

This play was Shakespeare's first play performed in the theater.

Julius Caesar

400

The play being performed when the fire occurred. 

Henry VIII

400

Playgoers had to put their money here, which led to the term "Box Office".

A Box

400

The audience prioritized this over watching the play.

Listening (To the play)

400

Some patrons said the area smelled like these two things

Garlic and Beer

500

The theatre roof was made out of this material that made it easily susceptible to fire.

Straw

500

This was the layout of the Theater.

Circular shaped and multiple levels in height

500

The ambassador of this city, who bought all the expensive seats to attend a performance in 1607. 

Venice

500

The name of the most expensive seating area in the theater.

"The Lords Room"