In independent research I found that the two areas of land which were
purchased for the Globe were identifiable on the north side of maiden lane. I
later discovered George Hubbard’s “On the Site of the Globe Playhouse of
Shakespeare” which added to my findings. I also checked out this business of
mistaking the north-south, east-west orientation and the Baines argument is
disingenuous and what one would expect from a civil servant who was not prepared
to admit he had made a mistake. Actually, I’m not hung up on where the Globe is
or whether another theatre was excavated. Wallace’s findings indicate the North.
A theatre is excavated on the South of Maiden Lane. Someone is wrong. I need to
dig out the map that shows the two plots and I’ll send you a copy.
Ben
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I'm not sure what documentary evidence you're talking about. It used
to be widely believed that the Globe was on the north side of Maiden Lane (now
Park Street) because of a series of early modern leases that seemed to put it
there. But in "The Site of the Globe Playhouse, Southwark" (1924), W. W. Braines
showed that all these leases were copying a property description that had
appeared in one early document, and that this document had mistakenly reversed
the north-south orientation in its description. Braines made a very strong case
for locating the Globe on the south side of Maiden Lane / Park Street, and while
there were still some holdouts between 1924 and 1989 who still clung to the old
belief, the discovery of the Globe's foundations in 1989 effectively clinched
the matter, and showed that Braines was right. Julian Bowsher and Pat Miller of
the Museum of London Archeology Service discuss all this in considerable detail
in their 2010 book "The Rose and the Globe: Playhouses of Shakespeare's
Bankside, Southwark", which also includes all the details of the excavations of
the Rose and Globe sites. Another book coming out from MoLAS next month,
"Shakespeare's London Theatreland", will include details of the Theatre and
Curtain excavations in Shoreditch.
Dave Kathman
[log in to unmask]On 6/7/2012 10:26
AM, Ben Alexander wrote:
I will watch with interest to see if this sparks a discussion about the
excavation of the Elizabethan “Globe” some years ago. In a rush to judgment
the current Elizabethan archaeologists assumed the Globe was beneath their
feet but thier site was south of the then named Maiden Lane while documentary
evidence indicates the Globe was on the north side.
Ben Alexander
Marple
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Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: Curtain
Most of you will have seen this, but if not…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18351007
David
David
Klausner, Professor of English and Medieval Studies, University of
Toronto
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