The Fortune Playhouse, founded about 1600, was a historic theatre in London. It was located between Whitecross Street and the modern Golden Lane, just outside the City of London and was contemporary with Shakespeare's Globe, The Swan and others. Parliament ordered all theatres closed in 1642, and the Fortune entered a slow but irreversible decline. In 1649, soldiers pulled down the stage and the gallery seats. By the Restoration, it had partially collapsed, and was sold as scrap.
The Fortune Playhouse, founded about 1600, was a historic theatre in London. It was located between Whitecross Street and the modern Golden Lane, just outside the City of London and was contemporary with Shakespeare's Globe, The Swan and others. In 1639, the actors were fined £1000 for depicting a religious ceremony on stage –taken as anti-Catholic - at a time when almost any reference to religion was risky. This group returned to the Red Bull at Easter 1640, and the remnants of Palsgrave's company, now under the patronage of the young Prince Charles and therefore called Prince Charles's Men, returned to the Fortune. When Parliament ordered all theatres closed in 1642, the Fortune entered a slow but irreversible decline. In 1649, soldiers pulled down the stage and the gallery seats. By the Restoration, it had partially collapsed, and the masters of Dulwich sold what remained as scrap.
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Location: Whitecross Street. London, England
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