8-5Southwark

Answer Provided by Janel L.

Southwark, England quickly became to most populated, attraction during the 16th century. The Globe Theatre and more helped attract tourists and more to this town. The Globe was inspired by the Swan Theatre and built by Peter Smith and some of his workers in 1597-1598. This was one of London’s greatest attractions ever built and was a huge success. The Globe Theatre presented plays and was also meant as a gambling house/casino. It was located on the South Bank of Thames River in Southwark, England. While plays were performing, outside of the Globe, they wanted the setting to feel like a market place for the viewers. For advertising the theatres, right outside the Elizabethans rose flags, black meant a comedy, white meant a tragedy, and red meant history. The stage effect of the Globe was very exciting to the viewers. When they acted out things such as battle scenes they used real fireworks, cannons, etc. There have been controversies over the Globe theatre. Overall Southwark was very popular mostly because of theatre that brought many talents to London and still does today. The population became increased very fast. This made the Theatre more and more popular. Southwark was known as the town of the Globe, the Rose and the Swan. Surrounding the theatres were more than 300 inns and alehouses where guests could eat, drink, gamble and sleep the night away. Watch for more information:

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