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
Philip Henslowe canonical 18
Henslowe 1
Philip Henslowe (fictionalized) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan figure ⓘ
English person ⓘ
businessman ⓘ
impresario ⓘ
theatre manager ⓘ
theatrical entrepreneur ⓘ
activity commissioned plays ⓘ
lent money to playwrights and actors ⓘ
managed theatrical finances ⓘ
associatedWith Rose Theatre ⓘ
birthYear c. 1550 ⓘ
built Rose Theatre ⓘ
burialPlace St Saviour’s, Southwark (now Southwark Cathedral) ⓘ
linked to: Southwark Cathedral
businessPartner Edward Alleyn ⓘ
deathYear 1616 ⓘ
documented daily operations of Elizabethan theatre ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
early Jacobean era ⓘ
field London commercial theatre ⓘ
financed Admiral’s Men ⓘ
Lord Chamberlain’s Men ⓘ
Lord Strange’s Men ⓘ
various Elizabethan acting companies ⓘ
influenced development of professional theatre in London ⓘ
knownFor financing Elizabethan playing companies ⓘ
keeping Henslowe’s Diary ⓘ
managing the Rose Theatre ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
leasedLandFor Rose Theatre ⓘ
managed Rose Theatre ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableWork Henslowe’s Diary ⓘ
occupation diarist ⓘ
impresario ⓘ
theatre manager ⓘ
theatrical entrepreneur ⓘ
patronOf Ben Jonson ⓘ
Christopher Marlowe ⓘ
Henry Chettle ⓘ
John Webster ⓘ
Thomas Dekker ⓘ
other Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights ⓘ
recordedInDiary box office receipts ⓘ
costs of costumes and props ⓘ
loans to actors ⓘ
payments to playwrights ⓘ
region London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
religion likely Protestant ⓘ
residence Southwark, London ⓘ
linked to: Southwark
stepFamilyRelation stepfather of Edward Alleyn ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philip Massinger → collaboratedWith → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Edward Alleyn → businessPartner → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Sir Edward Alleyn → businessPartnerOf → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Sir Edward Alleyn → stepSonInLawOf → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Thomas Heywood → associatedWith → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Admiral’s Men → manager → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Admiral’s Men → financialBacker → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Admiral’s Men → formedBy → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Rose Theatre → builtBy → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Rose Theatre → owner → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Lord Admiral’s Men → performedWorksBy → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Lord Admiral’s Men → manager → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Hope Theatre → commissionedBy → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Hope Theatre → ownedBy → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Hope Theatre → managedBy → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Hope Theatre → builtBy → Philip Henslowe ⓘ
Henslow → hasVariantSpelling → Henslowe ⓘ
linked to: Philip Henslowe
The Curtain Theatre (fictionalized) → featuresCharacter → Philip Henslowe (fictionalized) ⓘ
linked to: Philip Henslowe