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Rowley, William
Rowley, William (c.1585–1626), English actor and dramatist, known to have collaborated with several contemporary playwrights, notably Middleton, with whom he wrote an outstanding play, The Changeling (1622). He also worked with Dekker and Ford on The Witch of Edmonton (1621), with Fletcher on A Maid in the Mill (1623), and with Webster on A New Wonder, a Woman Never Vexed (1624) and A Cure for a Cuckold (1625). He is known to have played Plumporridge, the fat clown, in The Inner Temple Masque in 1619, Jacques, a fat fool, in his own play All's Lost By Lust (c.1622), and the fat bishop in Middleton's A Game at Chess (1624).
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rowley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rowley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-RowleyWilliam.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rowley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-RowleyWilliam.html |
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Rowley, William
Rowley, William (?1585–1626), dramatist and actor. His most notable partnership was with Middleton with whom he wrote A Fair Quarrel (1615–16, printed 1617) and The Changeling (1622, printed 1653). He also assisted in The Witch of Edmonton (1621, printed 1658) with Dekker and Ford; and A Cure for a Cuckold (1624–5, printed 1661), with Webster. Rowley's tragedy All's Lost by Lust (c.1619, printed 1633) remained popular throughout the 17th cent.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Rowley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Rowley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-RowleyWilliam.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Rowley, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-RowleyWilliam.html |
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William Rowley
William Rowley , 1585?–1642?, English playwright and actor. He collaborated with many noted dramatists, including Dekker, Ford, and Webster; his best work, notably The Changeling (1622), was written with Thomas Middleton . Of Rowley's own plays, All's Lost by Lust (1622) is considered to be his best. |
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"William Rowley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "William Rowley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rowley-W.html "William Rowley." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rowley-W.html |
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