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Henslowe

American  
[henz-loh] / ˈhɛnz loʊ /

noun

  1. Philip, died 1616, English theater manager.


Henslowe British  
/ ˈhɛnzləʊ /

noun

  1. Philip. died 1616, English theatre manager, noted also for his diary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bo Foxworth portrays Henslowe, the impresario whose debts have finally caught up with him, with a frazzled air.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2018

To use the baffled comic phrase of Philip Henslowe, the play-within-the-play’s harried producer, it’s a mystery.

From Washington Post Oct. 29, 2017

What audiences want, Henslowe tells him, is “love - and a bit with a dog.”

From Washington Times Jul. 24, 2014

Lord Peter Henslowe brought a small gold-banded plate of supper to Camilla where she sat demurely with her loose pearls in her purse and a corsage watchful on her shoulder.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Lord Peter Henslowe, twenty-four and good-looking and hard to catch.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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