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Robert Armin (c. 1568 – 1615) was an English actor, and member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. He became the leading comedy actor with the troupe associated with William Shakespeare following the departure of Will Kempe around 1600.
Robert Armin (born c. 1568—died November 1615, London, England) was an English actor and playwright best known as a leading comic actor in the plays of William Shakespeare. He performed with the Chamberlain’s Men from approximately 1598 to 1610 and originated some of the most famous comic roles in Elizabethan theatre.
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Robert Armin (c. 1568 – 1615) was an English actor, and member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. He became the leading comedy actor with the troupe associated with William Shakespeare following the departure of Will Kempe around 1600.
Feb 13, 2013 · Dr Bart van Es of Oxford University's Faculty of English Language and Literature has found that the writings of Robert Armin, who became lead comic actor in Shakespeare's company in the summer of 1600, shaped how Shakespeare portrayed fools and jesters in plays including King Lear, As You Like It, Troilus and Cressida, Twelfth Night and All's ...
The Shakespeare Circle - October 2015. One afternoon in the late summer of 1599 Robert Armin (the well-known ballad writer and comic) took a walk from his home on the north side of London, crossed the Thames, and went to visit the newly completed Globe playhouse, where Shakespeare and his company had just started to perform.
English actor and playwright Robert Armin was a leading comic actor in the plays of William Shakespeare. Along with Shakespeare, he was a member of the theatrical company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later renamed the King’s Men). Armin acted with the company from about 1598 to 1610.
Robert Armin and Shakespeare's Sung Songs of Scripted Improvisation Catherine A. Henze Primarily known as Shakespeare's comic actor after William Kemp, Robert Armin was also an author in his own right and a solo improvisatory comedian. Most critics believe he joined the Chamberlains Men in 1599 prior to As You Like It, initiating a shift in ...
