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The son of James Burbage, a joiner who became a theatrical impresario and entrepreneur, also founded the first theatre. Burbage was a popular actor by his early 20s. He excelled in plays with the theme of tragedies. His early acting career is poorly documented.
Richard Burbage was an English actor, known as the first player of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Romeo, Henry V, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and Lear. The son of the actor and theatre manager and owner James Burbage, Richard had attained wide popularity as an actor by age 20. He was a member of the Earl.
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He was the son of James Burbage, the theatrical entrepreneur who built the Theatre in Shoreditch on the outskirts of London, and the brother of another famous actor of the day, Cuthbert Burbage.
He was the son of theatre builder, James Burbage, and Richard, his father, and his brother Cuthbert, worked together to develop London’s theatre world. It was only later that Shakespeare joined them, and eventually they all became rich, owning two of London’s most popular theatres.
May 29, 2019 · James brought up Richard, and his other son Cuthbert, into the family trade and by his early 20s, Richard was already a superstar, after treading the boards throughout his teens.
- Katherine Johnston
It was here that Shakespeare met Burbage’s son, the great actor Richard Burbage, who was to become his friend and partner and play the leading roles in his tragic dramas. Burbage built The Theatre on land leased from Giles Allen.
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May 29, 2018 · Burbage, Richard (c.1567–1619). Actor. Son of an actor/manager, Burbage gained from his lifelong experience of permanent (then a novelty) rather than travelling theatre to become an outstanding actor, esteemed by playwrights and audiences.
