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Burbage

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Burbage
1. James. ?1530--97, English actor and theatre manager, who built (1576) the first theatre in England
2. his son, Richard. ?1567--1619, English actor, associated with Shakespeare


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Edward Burbage, like Shakespeare's own portrait, is, we venture to think, a trifle stolid.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
But these limits were narrow, and in 1576 James Burbage inaugurated a new era by erecting 'The Theater' just to the north of the 'city,' only a few minutes' walk from the center of population.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
 
 
 
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