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When did the Globe Theatre first open?
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare, detail of an oil painting attributed to John Taylor, c. 1610. The portrait is called the āChandos Shakespeareā because it once belonged to the duke of Chandos.
The original Globe Theatre first opened in 1599. It was founded by the Lord Chamberlainās Men, the theatrical company to which William Shakespeare belonged, and served as the venue for many of his plays.1