Cuthbert Burbage (1566-1636) is the brother of Richard Burbage and son of James Burbage. When his father died, there were two months left on the 21 year lease James took out on the Theater. The ownership was passed to Cuthbert, who fought to get it renewed by Giles Alleyn. After a final futile attempt to renew the lease, it stated in the lease that "did forbear to pull downe and carry away the timber and stuff employed for the said Theater and playinghouse at the end of the said first term of one and twenty years". Looking for a place for his new Theater, he made a verbal agreement with Nicolas Brend. On Christmas Day in 1598 for a 31 year lease upon Maid Lane (confirmed by written contract in February). He hired Peter Streete to take down the old Theatre and to build the new one from as much of the salvaged material as possible. On the night of December 28, 1598 , Cuthbert, Richard, a certain William Smith "of Waltham Cross, in the County of Hartford, gentleman", Peter Streete as "cheefe carpenter", and twelve others described as "laborers such as wrought for wages" went to take down the Theater. They carried all the wood and timber across the Thames River " unto the Banckside in the parishe of St. Marye Overyes, and there erected a newe playhowse with the sayd timber and woode". This new theatre was the Globe. The new company of this new Playhouse would originally consist of Cuthbert, Richard, William Shakespeare, John Heminges, Augustine Phillips, Thomas Pope, and William Kempe. They all agreed to pay the same amount to build the theatre and have equal ownership. The Burbages owned half the stock and paid half the expense. Categories: Actor stubs | 1567 births | 1619 deaths ... James Burbage (d. ... People William Smith (1769-1839), geologist William Smith (1728-1814), Representative for Maryland from 1789 to 1890 William Smith (1751-1837), Representative for South Carolina from 1797 to 1798 William Smith (1762-1840), Senator from South Carolina from 1815 to 1830 William Smith, Representative for Virginia from 1821 to 1824... The Thames River is the name of a river in Ontario, Canada and one in Connecticut, United States of America. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... John Heminges was an actor in the Kings Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. ... Sir Thomas Pope (c. ... William Kempe (also spelled Kemp) (fl. ...

Sources: Smith, Irwin (1956) Shakespeare Globe Playhouse, New York