a theater built in
London,
England, around 1596 accommodating approximately 2,000 people. The theater was one amongst several that were built in
London towards the end of the 1500s and early 1600s and is believed to have been the largest of the
time. This
period is noted for the
life of
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) who wrote for and acted in some of the theaters. The last known mention of the
Swan; however, is in 1632.