Burbage
Americannoun
noun
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James . ?1530–97, English actor and theatre manager, who built (1576) the first theatre in England
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his son, Richard . ?1567–1619, English actor, associated with Shakespeare
Example Sentences
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As with the theater, so with the age: Burbage was only doing what everyone else in that profit-mad era was doing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Asher, from Burbage in Leicestershire, told BBC Radio Leicester filming with the cast of established stars had been a "mindblowing" experience.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024
Peggy O'Donnell, from Burbage, Leicestershire, who was in two bands with Ms Miller, said the last gig she played with her was on 10 September.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023
The park surrounding Johns Island’s Angel Oak, a tree up to 400 years old that is the largest oak east of the Mississippi River, was also closed as the search for Burbage continued.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
"Well, if you can feign love or compassion half so well as you can feign an agonizing death, you'll be as famous as Burbage."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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