Philip Henslowe (c. 1550 – 6 January 1616) was an Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario. Henslowe's modern reputation rests on the survival...

dramatists. A joint letter, from Nathan Field, Robert Daborne and Philip Massinger, to Philip Henslowe, begs for an immediate loan of five pounds to release them...

went into business with his father-in-law Philip Henslowe and became wealthy. He was part-owner in Henslowe's ventures, and in the end sole proprietor...

play written by Henry Chettle and Thomas Dekker. It is mentioned in Philip Henslowe's diary in August 1599. No extant copies of the play are known. v t...

Rowley first appears in the historical record as an associate of Philip Henslowe in the late 1590s. Initially he appears to have been an actor, perhaps...

to have been generally in debt, judging from numerous entries in Philip Henslowe's diary of advances for various purposes, on one occasion (17 January...

challenging and far from lucrative. Entries in Philip Henslowe's Diary show that in the years around 1600 Henslowe paid as little as £6 or £7 per play. This...

on 4 June 1599. In September 1599, John Marston began to work for Philip Henslowe as a playwright. Following the work of O. J. Campbell, it has commonly...

biographical film Shine (1996). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Philip Henslowe in the romantic period film Shakespeare in Love (1998), the Marquis...

No extant copies of the play are known. The play is mentioned in Philip Henslowe's diary for August 1598. On 18 August, the authors were paid £6 for...

known about Henry Porter's life beyond the entries in the diary of Philip Henslowe the theatre manager. He is described as a "gentleman" and a "poor scholar"...

Shakespeare David Oakes as Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe Paul Chahidi as Philip Henslowe Alistair Petrie as Lord Wessex Doug Rao as Ned Alleyn Anna Carteret...

English literature. By 1597, he was a working playwright employed by Philip Henslowe, the leading producer for the English public theatre; by the next year...

sixteen plays intended for Philip Henslowe's Rose Theatre, in partnership with other playwrights who also produced copy for Henslowe. While mentioned as a...

Supporting Role nomination for his performance. Finally Rush portrayed Philip Henslowe in the romantic comedy-drama Shakespeare in Love acting opposite Joseph...

Fortune Playhouse just north of the City of London by theatrical manager Philip Henslowe and his stepson-in-law, the leading actor Edward Alleyn, for the Admiral's...

unknown date – John Owen, English theologian (died 1683) January 6 – Philip Henslowe, English theatre impresario (born 1550) February 13 – Anders Sørensen...

then recently been formed after a split in Shakespeare's own company. Philip Henslowe commissioned the play, which may have influenced Shakespeare's own...

to August 1592. First official record: possibly in Philip Henslowe's diary. On 3 March 1592, Henslowe reports seeing a "ne" play called "Harey the vj" (i...

More certain is his work as a playwright for the Admiral's Men of Philip Henslowe, in whose account book he is first mentioned in early 1598. While there...

translation by John Bourchier, Lord Berners, called Huon of Burdeuxe. In Philip Henslowe's diary, there is a note of a performance of a play Hewen of Burdoche...

followed up this volume with the Alleyn Papers (1843) and the Diary of Philip Henslowe (1845). Collier used these opportunities to commence a series of literary...

Historic England as a Scheduled Monument. The Rose was built in 1587 by Philip Henslowe and by a tanner from Bletchingley named John Cholmley. It was the first...

came into the circle of playwrights who worked for impresario Philip Henslowe. Henslowe's records in the collection of Dulwich College contain more than...

a sometime player in the Lord Chamberlain's Men and playwright for Philip Henslowe, owner of The Rose Theatre. Suffering from writer's block with a new...

engaged in confidential government work. The Rose Theatre is built by Philip Henslowe in Southwark on the south bank of the River Thames. The chapbook Historia...

Pastoral Drama (1906), the first edited version of the account books of Philip Henslowe (1906–8) and the papers of Edward Alleyn. The latter two works provided...

that the records call Jeronimo on 23 February 1592 at The Rose for Philip Henslowe, and repeated it sixteen times to 22 January 1593. It is unlikely,...

a parliamentary inquiry. At the same time, records in the diary of Philip Henslowe show that Middleton was writing for the Admiral's Men. Unlike Shakespeare...

Shakespeare's version of the same story. The records of theatre impresario Philip Henslowe show that King Leir was performed on 6 and 8 April 1594 at the Rose...