The original Globe burned to the ground. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt on the same spot in 1614 and closed in 1642.
The original GLOBE was built with timber from another theater called, The Theater. Maybe that wood was cursed?
When the GLOBE burned on this day, in 1613, they were performing Henry the Eighth. A canon misfired, as canons do, and it set the place ablaze. Currently, the Globe is ceremoniously wetted down on this anniversary.
The Puritans closed the Globe in 1642... which is a warning to all artists to keep an eye on religious zealots.
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