Shakespearean actor
C3864
concept
A Shakespearean actor is a performer who specializes in interpreting and presenting the works of William Shakespeare, often employing heightened language, classical training, and period-specific performance techniques.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shakespearean actor canonical | 27 |
| Shakespearean actress | 7 |
| early modern theatre figure | 1 |
Instances (35)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Henry Ainley | — |
| Derek Jacobi | — |
| John Barrymore | — |
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Lord Olivier
surface form:
Laurence Olivier
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— |
| Peggy Ashcroft | Shakespearean actress |
| Ira Aldridge | — |
| Junius Brutus Booth | — |
| Ellen Terry | Shakespearean actress |
| Michael Pennington | — |
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Elizabeth Booth
surface form:
Junius Brutus Booth
|
— |
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McKellen
surface form:
Ian McKellen
|
— |
| Herbert Beerbohm Tree | — |
| Helena Modrzejewska | Shakespearean actress |
| John Gielgud | — |
| Fay Compton | — |
| Edwin Booth | — |
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Judi
surface form:
Judi Dench
|
— |
| Tina Packer | — |
| Henry Condell | early modern theatre figure |
| Simon Russell Beale | — |
| Walter Hampden | — |
| Harriet Mary Walter | — |
| Ian Richardson | — |
| Edmund Kean | — |
| John Philip Kemble | — |
| Charles Kean | — |
| Maurice Evans | — |
| St. Clair Bayfield | — |
| Helena Modjeska | Shakespearean actress |
| Alice Ellen Terry | Shakespearean actress |
| Richard Burton | — |
| Diane D'Aquila | — |
| Helena Opid | Shakespearean actress |
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Modrzejewska
surface form:
Helena Modrzejewska
|
Shakespearean actress |
| Richard Mansfield | — |