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Thomas Killigrew (7 February 1612 – 19 March 1683) was an English dramatist and theatre manager. He was a witty, dissolute figure at the court of King Charles II of England.
Thomas Killigrew (born February 7, 1612, London, England—died March 19, 1683, London) was an English dramatist and playhouse manager who was better known for his wit than for his plays, although some of the jokes in The Parson’s Wedding (acted c. 1640) were appropriated by the playwright William Congreve.
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20 de mai. de 2024 · Overview. Thomas Killigrew. (1612—1683) playwright and theatre manager. Quick Reference. (1612–83) English playwright and manager. Pepys reports that as a child Killigrew volunteered to play devils at the Red Bull in order to see plays for free. Two of his ... From: Killigrew, Thomas in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance »
9 de mar. de 2012 · Whitehall, London, England. Occupation. Dramatist. Nationality. English. Thomas Killigrew (7 February 1612 – 19 March 1683) was an English dramatist and theatre manager. He was a witty, dissolute figure at the court of King Charles II of England .
Killigrew and the Stage. Thomas Killigrew, brother of Sir William Killigrew, is best remembered as the theatrical manager and entrepreneur who in 1660 was given by Charles II a joint-monopoly, with Sir William Davenant, of forming two companies for the newly established Restoration theatre.
His position as royal patentee and ultimately as Master of the Revels during a period of dramatic fecundity has won him prominence in English literary history—a vicarious prominence, because quite unrelated to his own pretensions as a playwright. Other factors have combined to make... xml. A FAMILY OF COURTIERS.
The two theatres, owned by William Davenant and Thomas Killigrew, had a monopoly. The spread of radical and political ideas to mass audiences needed to be controlled to avoid riots and...
