Richard Burbage's Acting Career
Acting companies were created during this time by men who were willing to make acting a more stable career. The first companies were created in the mid-sixteenth century. A Lord was in charge and responsible for the company and all of their spending and actions. The two main companies who are the Queen’s company, which tended to have to more beloved and well known actors. The other company was the King's Men, or Shakespeare's company. It was created in 1609 and was the best and most famous of the time. The King's Men had two theaters: The Globe Theatre and Blackfriars. The King's Men was the longest lasting company out of all the other companies of the time, they lasted for 10 years, and battled many things such as fires in their theaters and
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He was born in the year 1569 and began his acting career quite early because of his father (Yancey 64). His dad was the owner and builder of the first location for plays to officially take place in England, which later became the Globe Theatre (“Richard”). Richard Burbage lived in a London suburb called Holliwell, his wife's name was Winifred, and he had eight children, only a couple of whom lived for more than a couple of years (Yancey 64). He is famous for his roles in Shakespearean plays, and joined Lord Chamberlain's men and acting company when he was around 20 years old. At that time he was already well-known and established in the acting community. He is best known for his tragedies, but was also a relatively well-known painter. He was so well-loved by Shakespeare that Shakespeare left money for him in his will (“Richard”). Some people believe that Burbage's acting in Shakespeare's plays is what made them so famous, he is considered to be the Hamlet and played leading roles in the first of Shakespeare's Othello, King Lear, and Richard III. He died in 1619 and was given an Epitaph by one of his fans, which is a short text when someone dies about the tragedy of their death, his was called “Exit Burbage” written by an unknown author (Yancey
He was born in the year 1569 and began his acting career quite early because of his father (Yancey 64). His dad was the owner and builder of the first location for plays to officially take place in England, which later became the Globe Theatre (“Richard”). Richard Burbage lived in a London suburb called Holliwell, his wife's name was Winifred, and he had eight children, only a couple of whom lived for more than a couple of years (Yancey 64). He is famous for his roles in Shakespearean plays, and joined Lord Chamberlain's men and acting company when he was around 20 years old. At that time he was already well-known and established in the acting community. He is best known for his tragedies, but was also a relatively well-known painter. He was so well-loved by Shakespeare that Shakespeare left money for him in his will (“Richard”). Some people believe that Burbage's acting in Shakespeare's plays is what made them so famous, he is considered to be the Hamlet and played leading roles in the first of Shakespeare's Othello, King Lear, and Richard III. He died in 1619 and was given an Epitaph by one of his fans, which is a short text when someone dies about the tragedy of their death, his was called “Exit Burbage” written by an unknown author (Yancey