How to use Burbage in a sentence
The part of Alleyn's property on which Burbage had his eye was in sore need of improvement.
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy AdamsIt was this bit of "void ground" that Burbage had selected as a suitable location for his proposed playhouse.
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy AdamsIn order to reimburse himself in some measure for this loss Burbage retained £30 of the rental due to Alleyn.
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy AdamsAnd so, after "great and horrible oathes" by James Burbage and his son, the widow and her attendants "went their ways."
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy AdamsThey expressed the opinion in writing that Burbage had expended at least £240 in developing the property.
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy Adams
British Dictionary definitions for Burbage
/ (ˈbɜːbɪdʒ) /
James . ?1530–97, English actor and theatre manager, who built (1576) the first theatre in England
his son, Richard . ?1567–1619, English actor, associated with Shakespeare
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