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Field, Nathan
Field, Nathan (1587–1620), English actor and playwright, who was taken from St Paul's School to become a boy actor with the Children of the Chapel at the second Blackfriars Theatre, where he appeared in Cynthia's Revels (1600) and The Poetaster (1601), both by Jonson in whose Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman (1609) he was later to appear. He was an excellent actor, particularly admired in such parts as the title-role in Chapman's Bussy d' Ambois (c.1604), and in 1615 joined the King's Men, possibly in succession to Shakespeare. He wrote two plays, A Woman is a Weathercock (1609) and Amends for Ladies (1611), and collaborated in several works with Massinger and Fletcher.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Field, Nathan." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Field, Nathan." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-FieldNathan.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Field, Nathan." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-FieldNathan.html |
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Field, Nathan
Field, Nathan (1587–1619/20), actor and dramatist, sometimes called Nathaniel by confusion with his brother, a printer. He probably succeeded to Shakespeare's place as actor and shareholder in the King's Men, c.1616. He wrote two comedies, A Woman Is a Weathercock (1609) and Amends for Ladies (1610). He is best known for his share of Massinger's The Fatal Dowry.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Field, Nathan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Field, Nathan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FieldNathan.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Field, Nathan." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-FieldNathan.html |
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