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Portrait of Richard Burbage, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. Richard Burbage ( c. 1567 – 13 March 1619) was an English stage actor, widely considered to have been one of the most famous actors of the Globe Theatre and of his time. In addition to being a stage actor, he was also a theatre owner, entrepreneur, and painter.
Richard Burbage (born c. 1567, London—died March 9/13, 1619, London, Eng.) was an English actor, known as the first player of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Romeo, Henry V, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Lear. The son of the actor and theatre manager and owner James Burbage, Richard had attained wide popularity as an actor by age 20.
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Richard Burbage | Dulwich Picture Gallery. Richard Burbage (c. 1567-1619) became the leading actor in the Lord Chamberlain's Company (subsequently the King's Men) – the company of actors for which William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote plays during most of his professional career.
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The badge was to be worn on the Earl's shield at a tournament on March 24, 1613 to honor James I. When Shakespeare died in 1616, he left his dear friend Burbage money to buy a mourning-ring in his memory. Burbage died on March 9, 1619, and "the true sound of Shakespeare's lines, as he had conceived them [and] Burbage had interpreted them, was ...
Richard Burbage 1567-1619. Richard Burbage (1567-1619) was one of Shakespeare’s closest associates and his partner in their many theatre activities. They were joint owners of The Globe Theatre, together with John Heminges, Augustine Phillips and Thomas Pope. Shakespeare left him twenty-six shillings and eightpence in his will to buy a ring.
Retro Images. Follow. Richard Burbage. Scanned directly from 'Old and New London - Its History, its people and its places', published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1878. Illustration of Richard Burbage (1568-1619), English actor and theatre owner. He was the younger brother of Cuthbert Burbage. Add comment. 838 views. 0 faves. 0 comments.
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