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Burbage

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Bur·bage  (bûrbj), Richard 1567?-1619.
English actor and theater manager. The foremost tragedian of his day, he was the first to play the title roles in Shakespeare's Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Richard III.
Burbage [ˈbɜːbɪdʒ]
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1. (Biographies / Burbage, James (?1530-1597) M, English, THEATRE: actor, THEATRE: theatre manager) James. ?1530-97, English actor and theatre manager, who built (1576) the first theatre in England
2. (Biographies / Burbage, Richard (?1567-1619) M, English, THEATRE: actor) his son, Richard. ?1567-1619, English actor, associated with Shakespeare
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Noun1.BurbageBurbage - English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
Richard Burbage


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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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