John Lowin
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Nationality - English
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Lifespan - John Lowin (1576
- 1659)
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Family - Son of a carpenter
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Acting Troupes: Member of
both the Admiral's Men and the Chamberlain's men
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Career - Actor
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Famous for :He was named as one of the 26 actors who performed in the plays which were listed in William
Shakespeare's First Folio
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The First Folio
was published in 1623 and contained approximately 900 pages
containing 36 of the plays by William Shakespeare. It was entitled
"Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies"
The reputation of the early
Elizabethan Actors was not good and any were viewed as no better than
rogues and vagabonds - actors were not trusted. The standing of actors
improved when the purpose-built theatres were introduced and some
Elizabethan actors became the equivalent of today's superstars.
Facts & History
about the life of John Lowin - Elizabethan Actor
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about the life and history of John Lowin:
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Born in London on
1576
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John Lowin was baptized
on 9 December 1576
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The son of a carpenter
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He acted at the Rose
Theatre , one of the Globe's fiercest competitors. The Rose Theatre
was used as a base for the theatrical productions of the Admiral’s
Men Acting Troupe, lead by Edward Alleyn
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In 1603 he moved on to
the Blackfriars Playhouse and started acting with William
Shakespeare but still stayed friendly with Edward Alleyn
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The cast list for Jonson's
Sejanus, performed in 1603, includes "Ric. Burbadge, Aug. Philips, Will.
Sly, Ioh. Lowin, Will. Shake-Speare, Ioh. Hemings, Hen. Condel, and
Alex. Cooke."
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He later became a
manager of The Globe Theatre
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He died in March 1659
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He was buried buried
16th March 1659
The Chamberlain's Men Acting Troupe
The Chamberlain's Men, of which John Lowin was a member, were the most
important company of players in Elizabethan England and led by the
Burbage family and William Shakespeare. Initially known as known as
Hunsdon's Men, whose patron was Henry Carey the first Lord Hunsdon.
Hunsdon then took office as the Lord Chamberlain. The Chamberlain's Men
were taken under the royal patronage of James I in March 1603 and were
then known as the King's Men. The main rivals of the Chamberlain's Men
were the Admiral's Men Acting Troupe
led by Edward Alleyn and Phillip Henslowe.
The Admiral's Men Acting Troupe
The Admiral's Men Acting Troupe, of which John Lowin was also a member, were known
as Lord Howard's Men after their patron Charles Howard, 1st Earl of
Nottingham, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham. In 1585, when Lord Howard
became England's Lord High Admiral, the company changed its name to the
Admiral's Men.
John Lowin
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