William Rowley
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the life of William Rowley - Elizabethan actor
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provides basic facts about the life William Rowley:
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Nationality - English
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Lifespan - William Rowley
(1585 - 1642)
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Acting Troupes: Member of the
Queen Anne's Men, the Duke of York's Men, Prince Charles's Men and then
joined the King's Men in 1623
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Career - Actor and
Playwright
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Specialised in comedy roles
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He acted at the Globe
Theatre, Curtain, the Hope, and the Red Bull
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He wrote many plays
including All’s Lost by Lust in 1622 and The Changeling, which was
written with Thomas Middleton
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He co-wrote plays with the
most famous playwrights of the era including John Webster, Thomas
Heywood, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, George Wilkins, John Ford,
Thomas Heywood and Thomas Dekker
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He also wrote The Birth of
Merlin which was performed in 1622 and printed in 1662. The title page
claims William Shakespeare as Rowley's co-writer, but this claim has
never been verified
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Famous for :
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.
The Chamberlain's Men / King's Men Acting Troupe
The Chamberlain's Men, of which William Rowley 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.
William Rowley
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