James Burbage

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James Burbage was a pioneering Elizabethan theatre impresario and actor, best known for building The Theatre in London and helping establish professional English playhouses.

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instanceOf Elizabethan actor
English theatre impresario
theatre builder
activeInPlace Blackfriars, London NERFINISHED
Shoreditch, London NERFINISHED
built Blackfriars Theatre (first Blackfriars) NERFINISHED
The Theatre NERFINISHED
child Cuthbert Burbage NERFINISHED
Richard Burbage NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1531
dateOfDeath 1597
endTimeOfActivity 1597
era Elizabethan era NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English
fieldOfWork playhouse construction
stage performance
theatre management
hasNotableWork Blackfriars Theatre (indoor playhouse) NERFINISHED
The Theatre (London playhouse) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance helped establish the model of commercial public theatres in England
key figure in early London theatre industry
influenced development of permanent public playhouses in London
professionalization of English acting companies
languageSpoken English
memberOf Leicester's Men NERFINISHED
The Lord Chamberlain's Men (early association as manager/owner of playhouse) NERFINISHED
notableFor building The Theatre in London
pioneering professional English playhouses
occupation actor
carpenter
theatre impresario
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
relative Cuthbert Burbage NERFINISHED
Richard Burbage NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence London, England
surface form: London
roleIn manager of Blackfriars Theatre
manager of The Theatre
significantEvent acquired part of the Blackfriars monastery site for an indoor theatre
leased land in Shoreditch to build The Theatre
opened The Theatre in 1576 NERFINISHED
spouse Ellen Burbage NERFINISHED
startTimeOfActivity 1560s

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Blackfriars Theatre ownedBy James Burbage