It was larger. It was at the time it was built the largest theatre in London. It held that distinction for one year until the Fortune Theatre, which was larger still, was built.
Before Set stages or theatres plays were normally preformed in pubs and such or large outdoor spaces. Play's were preformed durng the day to make use of natural sunlight.
it was twice once it was when the government said it was to rowdy and pulled it down with all the other theatres at the time and the other was when they where doing a play of Henry IV and they shot a...