Following the destruction of the Globe Theatre, there would be several occasions of new theatres named the Globe. None of these theatres were meant to replace the original Globe, but they did keep the name alive until such a time as a concerted effort to reconstruct the real Globe, "Shakespeare's Globe," could occur.
From 1833, lasting a few years, the Rotunda theatre in Blackfriars Road was renamed the Globe. Blackfriars, of course, was the sight of the Lord Chamberlain's Men's winter theatre.
From 1868 - 1902, another theatre took the name of the Globe, located on New Castle Street, Strand. Built of the foundations of the Lyon's Inn along with a sister theatre, the Opera Comique (1870), the Globe was a gamble all the way. Plans existed for the eventual clearance of the area for a construction and street-widening project. The Globe was designed and managed by Setton Parry and constructed in a circular fashion much like the original Globe. It held 1800 people, and was to feature an act-drop representing a view of Stratford-Upon-Avon. However, this act-drop was destroyed in a fire, and replaced by another with a view of Ann Hathaway's cottage at Shottery. The Globe and Opera Comique enjoyed a series of runs, known as the "Rickety Twins," until they were finally dismantled to make way for the Strand reconstruction project in 1902.
In 1906, the Hicks Theatre was opened on Shaftesbury Street, along with a sister theatre, the Queen's Theatre. Owned by Jack Jacobs and built by Charles Frohman and Seymore Hicks, the theatre was renamed the Globe Theatre in 1909, though it bore no resemblance to the original Globe. Success led to the remodeling of the theatre in 1930, and it continued to thrive for many years afterwards.
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