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Richard Tarlton (died September 1588) was an English actor of the Elizabethan era. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as "Tarltons".
Apr 10, 2024 · Richard Tarlton (born, Condover, Shropshire, Eng.—died Sept. 3, 1588, London) was an English actor, ballad writer, favourite jester of Queen Elizabeth I, and the most popular comedian of his age.
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Mar 5, 2012 · Tarlton was a member of the Queen’s Men – the premier troupe of actors in the 1580s – from its inception in late March 1583 and was almost certainly its principal draw. Sir Philip Sidney – who I have always thought of as a rather humourless man – was godfather to Tarlton’s son, also named Philip.
Jun 13, 2013 · RICHARD TARLTON. BY KATHERINE DUNCAN-JONES. An examination of the career, performance practices and prolonged afterlife of the clown Richard Tarlton (d. 1588) drawing on a variety of sources, both printed and. manuscript.(Tarlton's career with the Queen's Men, and in particular his likely.
Sep 3, 2022 · Today we mark the death, in 1588, of one of the most well-known actors of the Elizabethan period, a clown called Richard Tarlton. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as “Tarltons”.
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Sep 3, 2022 · An interesting man! On this day in Tudor history, 3rd (or possibly 5th) September 1588, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, actor and clown Richard Tarlton died in Shoreditch.
Richard Tarlton, d. 1588, Elizabethan actor and clown. One of the Queen's Men, he gained fame for his improvised jests, jigs, and doggerel. A collection of anecdotes, Tarlton's Jests (pub. 1592?–1611?), is attributed to him.
