The best actors in the world : Shakespeare and his acting company / David Grote.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Grote, David.

Contributor:

• Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

• Contributions in drama and theatre studies 0163-3821 ; no. 97.
• Contributions in drama and theatre studies, 0163-3821 ; no. 97

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--To 1625.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--England.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Friends and associates.
• Friends and associates.
• Theatrical companies--England--History--16th century.
• Theatrical companies--England--History--17th century.
• Actors--England--History--16th century.
• Actors--England--History--17th century.
• Chamberlain's Men (Theater company).
• King's Men (Theater company).
• Kemp, William, active 1600.
• Actors.
• History.
• Theatrical companies.
• England.

Physical Description:

xv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Summary:

The first book-length study of its kind, this volume investigates Shakespeare as a member of his acting company, dating and casting all the plays they presented from 1594 to 1614, and exploring the effects of actors on his writing.

Contents:

• 2 From Cross Keys to The Theatre, 1594-97 21
• 3 The Crisis Years, 1597-98 53
• 4 The Globe and Kemp's Exit, 1599-1600 77
• 5 Life Without Kemp, 1600-03 99
• 6 The King's Men, 1603-06 123
• 7 Replacing Shakespeare, 1607-10 159
• 8 Shakespeare Bows Out, 1610-13 191
• Appendix A Doubling Roles 219
• Appendix B Charts 223
• Chart A Timeline of Productions for Shakespeare's Company 224
• Chart B Probable Casting of Chamberlain's Men Plays 228
• Chart C Probable Casting of King's Men Plays, 1604-08 238
• Chart D Probable Casting of King's Men Plays, 1610-14 246
• Chart E Acting Company Shares 252
• Chart F Globe Partnership Shares 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-284) and index.

ISBN:

0313320888

OCLC:

48858290