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Richard Tarlton (died September 1588) was an English actor of the Elizabethan era. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as "Tarltons".
Richard Tarlton (born, Condover, Shropshire, Eng.—died Sept. 3, 1588, London) was an English actor, ballad writer, favourite jester of Queen Elizabeth I, and the most popular comedian of his age.
Mar 5, 2012 · Tarlton was a member of the Queen’s Men – the premier troupe of actors in the 1580s – from its inception in late March 1583 and was almost certainly its principal draw. Sir Philip Sidney – who I have always thought of as a rather humourless man – was godfather to Tarlton’s son, also named Philip.
Jun 13, 2013 · RICHARD TARLTON. BY KATHERINE DUNCAN-JONES. An examination of the career, performance practices and prolonged afterlife of the clown Richard Tarlton (d. 1588) drawing on a variety of sources, both printed and. manuscript.(Tarlton's career with the Queen's Men, and in particular his likely.
Sep 3, 2022 · Today we mark the death, in 1588, of one of the most well-known actors of the Elizabethan period, a clown called Richard Tarlton. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as “Tarltons”.
Sep 3, 2022 · Today we mark the death, in 1588, of one of the most well-known actors of the Elizabethan period, a clown called Richard Tarlton. Suggested link:Episode 44: ...
Richard Tarlton, d. 1588, Elizabethan actor and clown. One of the Queen's Men, he gained fame for his improvised jests, jigs, and doggerel. A collection of anecdotes, Tarlton's Jests (pub. 1592?–1611?), is attributed to him.
“ ‘So beloved that men use his picture for their signs’; Richard Tarlton and the Uses of Sixteenth-Century Celebrity.” Shakespeare Studies 23 ( 1995 ): 19 – 38 . Google Scholar
Richard Tarlton was so celebrated as the premier comedian of his time that he was eulogized in a play by his fellow company players in one of their popular repertory pieces, The Three Lords and Three Ladies of London (S. R. 31 July 1590; published, 1590).
Richard Tarleton one of the first actors in Shakespears Plays | Museum number 1868,0822.6130 |
