Philip Henslowe

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Elizabethan figure English person businessman impresario theatre manager theatrical entrepreneur

Philip Henslowe was a prominent Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario, best known for managing the Rose Theatre and financing many of the era’s leading playwrights and acting companies.

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instanceOf Elizabethan figure ⓘ
English person ⓘ
businessman ⓘ
impresario ⓘ
theatre manager ⓘ
theatrical entrepreneur ⓘ
activity commissioned plays ⓘ
lent money to playwrights and actors ⓘ
managed theatrical finances ⓘ
associatedWith Rose Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthYear c. 1550 ⓘ
built Rose Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace St Saviour’s, Southwark (now Southwark Cathedral) NERFINISHED ⓘ
businessPartner Edward Alleyn NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathYear 1616 ⓘ
documented daily operations of Elizabethan theatre ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
early Jacobean era ⓘ
field London commercial theatre ⓘ
financed Admiral’s Men NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord Chamberlain’s Men NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord Strange’s Men NERFINISHED ⓘ
various Elizabethan acting companies ⓘ
influenced development of professional theatre in London ⓘ
knownFor financing Elizabethan playing companies ⓘ
keeping Henslowe’s Diary ⓘ
managing the Rose Theatre ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
leasedLandFor Rose Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
managed Rose Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableWork Henslowe’s Diary NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation diarist ⓘ
impresario ⓘ
theatre manager ⓘ
theatrical entrepreneur ⓘ
patronOf Ben Jonson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christopher Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry Chettle NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ
other Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights ⓘ
recordedInDiary box office receipts ⓘ
costs of costumes and props ⓘ
loans to actors ⓘ
payments to playwrights ⓘ
region London NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion likely Protestant ⓘ
residence Southwark, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
stepFamilyRelation stepfather of Edward Alleyn ⓘ

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Edward Alleyn → businessPartner → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated) → businessPartnerOf → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
subject surface form: Sir Edward Alleyn
Philip Massinger → collaboratedWith → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated) → stepSonInLawOf → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
subject surface form: Sir Edward Alleyn