Lives of the Original Actors in Shakespeare’s Plays

The ensuing volume is chiefly composed of minute particulars; but particulars, however minute, are not on that account trifling or uninteresting, since they obviously assume importance in proportion to the prominence or distinction of the parties to whom they relate. These fascinating details have reference to Shakespeare, to the great dramatists of his day, and to the principal actors engaged in the original performance of their plays, including such towering figures as Richard Burbage, John Heminge, William Kempe, Augustine Phillips and Henry Condell.

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