Philip Henslowe
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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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip Henslowe canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Philip Henslowe Context triple: [Philip Massinger, collaboratedWith, Philip Henslowe]
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Sir William Davenant
Sir William Davenant was a 17th-century English poet, playwright, and theatre manager, noted for his innovations in Restoration drama and for succeeding Ben Jonson as Poet Laureate.
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James Burbage
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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William Rowley
William Rowley was a Jacobean playwright and actor known for co-authoring several notable English Renaissance dramas with contemporaries such as Thomas Middleton and John Ford.
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D.
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a prominent Jacobean playwright and satirist known for his darkly comic and morally complex plays such as "The Changeling" and "Women Beware Women."
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Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a 17th-century English naval administrator who served in a senior bureaucratic role overseeing the Royal Navy’s administrative and logistical affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Philip Henslowe Target entity description: 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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A.
Sir William Davenant
Sir William Davenant was a 17th-century English poet, playwright, and theatre manager, noted for his innovations in Restoration drama and for succeeding Ben Jonson as Poet Laureate.
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B.
James Burbage
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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C.
William Rowley
William Rowley was a Jacobean playwright and actor known for co-authoring several notable English Renaissance dramas with contemporaries such as Thomas Middleton and John Ford.
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D.
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a 17th-century English naval administrator who served in a senior bureaucratic role overseeing the Royal Navy’s administrative and logistical affairs.
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E.
Thomas Middleton
Thomas Middleton was a prominent Jacobean playwright and satirist known for his darkly comic and morally complex plays such as "The Changeling" and "Women Beware Women."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan figure
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English person ⓘ businessman ⓘ impresario ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ theatrical entrepreneur ⓘ |
| activity |
commissioned plays
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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
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early Jacobean era ⓘ |
| field | London commercial theatre ⓘ |
| financed |
Admiral’s Men
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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impresario ⓘ theatre manager ⓘ theatrical entrepreneur ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Ben Jonson
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Chettle NERFINISHED ⓘ John Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ other Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights ⓘ |
| recordedInDiary |
box office receipts
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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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Subject: Philip Henslowe Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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