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Nov. 25, 1626, London (aged 60) Edward Alleyn (born Sept. 1, 1566, London, Eng.—died Nov. 25, 1626, London) was one of the greatest actors of the Elizabethan stage and founder of Dulwich College, London. Rivaled only by Richard Burbage, Alleyn won the outspoken admiration of such authors as Ben Jonson and Thomas Nashe for his interpretations ...
Cuthbert Burbage (1565 – 15 September 1636) was an English theatrical figure, son of James Burbage, builder of the Theatre in Shoreditch and elder brother of the actor Richard Burbage. From 1589 he was the owner of the ground lease of the Theatre. Best known for his central role in the construction of the Globe Theatre, he was for four ...
May 29, 2019 · Actor Iain Glen who lives in Dulwich. Burbage married Winifred Turner at some point in the 1590s and together the couple had eight children, with all but one dying in infancy. The only child to survive, William, was born in 1616 and named after Shakespeare, but little is known of what became of him. Burbage died on March 9, 1619, at 52 amid a ...
Richard Burbage had lost his own father, the famous actor and playhouse‐owner James Burbage, not long before the canonical texts of Hamlet were created. Some of Hamlet's audience would know that fact well. Some form of Hamlet had been performed at James Burbage's Theater in his lifetime, possibly with Richard Burbage as Hamlet. Reviving the ...
Richard Burbage was a well-known actor in Elizabethan England. Background Son of James Burbage, was born in Stratford-on-Avon, London, England, United Kingdom in 1567.
Richard Burbage (7 January 1568 – 13 March 1619) was an actor and theatre owner. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. They were both actors in drama. Burbage came from a poor family and was a popular actor by his early 20s. His early acting career is poorly documented. It has been suggested that it included a stint in the Earl of Leicester's company, but there is no good evidence ...
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Richard Sharpe (actor) Richard Sharpe (c. 1602 [?] – January 1632) was an actor with the King's Men, the leading theatre troupe of its time and the company of William Shakespeare and Richard Burbage. Sharpe began his career as a boy player acting female roles, then switched to male roles in his young adulthood.
