ACTORS AND ENTREPRENEURS
PLAYWRIGHTS AND PATRONS

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Lacket, Dr.

See Dr. Hacket. [JCS iv, 718 [full citation]]

Lacy, John

(circa1615-1681). Actor (Cockpit 1639; Restoration). [Nungezer, 230 [full citation]; JCS ii, 496 [full citation]; Freehafer, 'London Patent Companies', 11 (1965) [full citation]; Oliver, 'Building of the Theatre Royal' (1972) [full citation]]

Lancaster, John

(fl. 1564-95). Director of royal entertainments. [ES iii, 398 [full citation]; Ramel, 'Biographical Notices', 462 (1967) [full citation]]

Lancaster, Silvester

(fl. 1640). Actor (Prince Charles' (II)). [Nungezer, 233 [full citation]; JCS ii, 496 [full citation]]

Lane, Philip

(Dates unknown). Playwright. [JCS iv, 718 [full citation]]

Lane, Sir Robert

(1527-circa1588). Patron (1570-72). [ES ii, 96 [full citation]; Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 491 (1982) [full citation]; Gurr, Playing Companies, 170, 180 (1996) [full citation]]

Laneham, John

(fl. 1572-91). Actor (Leicester's 1572; Queen's 1583-91). [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 234 [full citation]; Wills, 57 (1993) [full citation]]

Laneham, Robert

See Langham, Robert; Patten, William.

Laneman, Henry

(circa1538-1606) (Lanman). Owner of the Curtain. [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 234 [full citation]; Ingram, 'Henry Laneman' (1982) [full citation]; Ingram, Business, 219-38 (1992) [full citation]; Wills, 229 (1993) [full citation]]

Langham, Robert

(fl.1575) (Laneham). Mistakenly credited as royal entertainment describer. (See Patten, William)

Langley, Francis

(circa1548-1602). Theater owner, entrepreneur (built Swan and invested in Boar's Head). (Brother-in-law of Sir Anthony Ashley) [Nungezer, 234 [full citation]; Sisson, 'Notes', 28 (1942) [full citation]; Ingram, London Life (1978) [full citation]; Wills, 228 (1993) [full citation]]

Lanman, Henry

See Laneman, Henry.

Latimer, Lord

See Neville, John.

Lau, Hurfries de

(fl. 1635). French actor. [Nungezer, 234 [full citation]; JCS ii, 496 [full citation]]

'Laurens'

(fl. 1559). Actor (Leicester's). [MacLean, 'Politics', 176 (1993) [full citation]]

Lavasher, John

See Levasher, John.

Law, John

(fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire circa1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954) [full citation]; Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974) [full citation]]

Lawes, Henry

(1595-1662). Songwriter for masques and plays. (Brother of William Lawes) [Evans, Henry Lawes (1941) [full citation]; Demaray, 'Milton's Comus' (1966) [full citation]; Spink, English Song, 75-99 (1974) [full citation]; Grove x, 556 (1980) [full citation]; Elliott, 'Plays at Christ Church' (1985) [full citation]; Limon, 'Neglected Evidence', 7 (1988) [full citation]]

Lawes, William

(1602-45). Musician, composer for plays and masques. (Brother of Henry Lawes) [Cutts, 'William Lawes' Writing' (1952) [full citation]; Lefkowitz, William Lawes (1960) [full citation]; Spink, English Song, 111-15 (1974) [full citation]; Grove x, 558 (1980) [full citation]; Elliott, 'Plays at Christ Church' (1985) [full citation]]

Lawman, Walter

See Lowman, Walter.

Lawranson, Robert

(fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire circa1563). [Barley, Plough Monday Play (1954) [full citation]; Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974) [full citation]]

Leberwurst, Hans

(fl. 1613). Actor (Germany). [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 235 [full citation]]

Ledbetter, Robert

(fl. 1597-1606). Actor (Admiral's 1597; Germany 1599-1606). [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 235 [full citation]; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 59 (1931) [full citation]; Riewald, 'New Light', 73 (1960) [full citation]; George, 'English Actors' (1960) [full citation]; Schrickx, 'German Archives', 161 (1982) [full citation]]

Ledy, John

(fl. 1598). Actor. [Wasson, 'Touring Companies', 56 (1988) [full citation]]

Lee, Sir Henry

(1531-1611). Writer/producer of royal entertainments; patron (1574). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 88 (1910) [full citation]; ES iii, 398 [full citation]; Chambers, Sir Henry Lee (1936) [full citation]; Hasler, House of Commons ii, 447 (1981) [full citation]; McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 94, 119, 127 (1981) [full citation]]

Lee, Sir Peter

See Legh, Sir Peter.

Lee, Robert

(circa1569-1629) (Leigh). Actor (Strange's circa1590?; Queen Anne's-Revels 1604-12, 1618), sharer, playwright(?). [ES ii, 328; iii, 407 [full citation]; Denkinger, 'St. Botolph Aldgate', 102 (1926) [full citation]; Nungezer, 235 [full citation]; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 47 (1931) [full citation]; JCS ii, 496 [full citation]; Sisson, 'Notes', 28 (1942) [full citation]; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company' (1954) [full citation]; Eccles, 'Actors III', 296 (1992) [full citation]; Wills, 162 (1993) [full citation]]

Lee, William

(fl. 1604). Boy actor(?) (Germany). [George, 'English Actors' (1960) [full citation]]

Leeke, David

(fl. 1571). Actor(?). [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 236 [full citation]]

Legge, Thomas

(circa1535-1607). Playwright. [ES iii, 407 [full citation]; RLDE 2/8: 1 (1989) [full citation]; Sutton, Thomas Legge (1993) [full citation]]

Legh, Sir Peter (I)

(1514-89). Patron. [REED Lancashire, 376 (1991) [full citation]]

Legh, Peter (II)

(1624-42). Anti-theatrical martyr. [Butler, 'Two Playgoers' (1984) [full citation]]

Le Grys, Sir Robert

(d.1635). Playwright. [JCS iv, 719 [full citation]]

Leicester, Earl of

See Dudley, Robert.

Leigh, Katherine

See Blount, Katherine Leigh.

Leigh, Robert

See Lee, Robert.

Lennox, Duke of

See Stuart, Ludovic.

Leonard, Lord

(fl. 1577-78). Patron. [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 88 (1910) [full citation]]

Lerecque, Jacques

(fl. 1614). Bear-baiter in Ghent. [Hoppe, 'English Actors', 311 (1949) [full citation]; Riewald, 'New Light', 79 (1960) [full citation]]

L'Estrange, Sir Roger

(1616-1704). Playwright(?). [JCS iv, 718 [full citation]; Grove x, 694 (1980) [full citation]; Galloway and Wasson, 'Norfolk/Suffolk', 29 (1980) [full citation]]

Levasher, John

(fl. 1634) (Lavasher). Musician at Cockpit. [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965) [full citation]; Sabol, 'New Documents', 25 (1962) [full citation]]

Leveson, Robert

(fl. 1580). Actor (Oxford's 1580). [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 236 [full citation]]

Leveson, William

(d.1621; fl. 1586-1621). Sharer (Globe). [Wills, 120 (1993) [full citation]]

Lieutenant of the Tower

See Hopton, Owen.

Lilley, John

(fl. 1611). Actor. (=John Lillie?) [REED Heref./Worc, 356 (1990) [full citation]]

Lillie, George

(fl. 1628). Actor (Queen of Bohemia's). [Nungezer, 237 [full citation]; JCS ii, 497 [full citation]]

Lillie, John

(fl. 1628). Actor (Queen of Bohemia's). [Nungezer, 237 [full citation]; JCS ii, 497 [full citation]; Grove x, 860 (?) (1980) [full citation]]

Lincoln, Earl of

See Clinton, Edward Fiennes de.

Lister, Edward

(fl. 1612). Actor (Yorkshire). [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 237 [full citation]; Boddy, 'Players of Interludes' (1976) [full citation]]

Llewellyn, Martin

(1616-81) (Lluelyn; alias Mr. Loyd). Poet, playwright. [Wallerstein, 'Martin Llewellyn' (1936) [full citation]; Cutts, 'Martin Llewellyn' (1968) [full citation]]

Lobb, Emmanuel

See Simons, Joseph.

Lodge, Thomas

(circa1558-1625). Playwright. (Uncle of Thomas Woodford) [ES iii, 409 [full citation]; Paradise, Thomas Lodge (1931) [full citation]; Sisson, 'Thomas Lodge' (1933) [full citation]; Walker, 'Life of Thomas Lodge (I)' (1933) [full citation]; Walker, 'Life of Thomas Lodge (II)' (1934) [full citation]; Paradise, 'Thomas Lodge' (1935) [full citation]; Tenney, Thomas Lodge (1935) [full citation]; Ryan, Thomas Lodge (1958) [full citation]; Houppert, 'Thomas Lodge's Letters' (1965) [full citation]; George, 'Additional Materials' (1966) [full citation]; Tricomi, 'Two Letters', 246-8 (1980) [full citation]; Eccles, Authors, 81 (1982) [full citation]; Cuvelier, Thomas Lodge (1984) [full citation]; Wills, 232 (1993) [full citation]; DLB 172: 136 (1996) [full citation]]

Loffday, Thomas

See Loveday, Thomas.

Long, John

(1548-circa1588). Playwright and/or manager of children's company (Bath). [Alexander, 'Bath', 4-5 (1985) [full citation]; REED Somerset, 13, 873 (1996) [full citation]]

Long, Nicholas

(d.1622; fl. 1612-15). Actor, manager. [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Nungezer, 237 [full citation]; JCS ii, 498 [full citation]; Wills, 100, 232 (1993) [full citation]]

Lord Admiral

See Clinton, Edward; Howard, Charles.

Lord Bishop

See Alley, William; Turberville, James.

Lord Chamberlain

See Carey, Henry; Carey, George; Radcliffe, Thomas.

Lord Chancellor

See Egerton, Thomas.

Lord President

See Herbert, Henry; Eure, Ralph.

Lord Steward

See Paulet, William.

Lord Warden

See Brooke, William.

Love, John

(fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire circa1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954) [full citation]; Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974) [full citation]]

Loveday, Thomas

(1601?-1671) (Loffday). Actor (at Norwich 1634; Netherlands 1644-5; Restoration). [Nungezer, 238 [full citation]; JCS ii, 498 [full citation]; Freehafer, 'London Patent Companies', 21 (1965) [full citation]]

Lovelace, Richard

(1618-circa1656). Playwright. [JCS iv, 720 [full citation]]

Lovell, Thomas

(fl. 1633-60). Actor (Ellis Guest company). [Nungezer, 238 [full citation]; JCS ii, 498 [full citation]; REED York, 593 (1979) [full citation]]

Lowe, Nicholas

(fl. 1628-35). Actor (Ellis Guest company). [Nungezer, 238 [full citation]; JCS ii, 498 [full citation]]

Lowen, G.

(fl. 1619). Actor (King's). (Son or other relative of John Lowin?) [Nungezer, 238 [full citation]; JCS ii, 499 [full citation]]

Lower, Sir William

(circa1610-62). Playwright. [Gates, Sir William Lower (1932) [full citation]; JCS iv, 725 [full citation]]

Lowin, John

(1576-1653) (Lowen, Lowens, Lewin, Lowine, Lowing, Lowins, Lowyn). Actor (Worcester's 1602; King's 1603-52), manager, sharer. [ES ii, 328 [full citation]; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928) [full citation]; Nungezer, 238 [full citation]; JCS ii, 499 [full citation]; Riddell, 'Actors', 293 (1969) [full citation]; Bergeron, 'Actors', 24 (1972) [full citation]; George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974) [full citation]; Bowers, 'John Lowin' (1987) [full citation]]

Loyd, Mr

See Llewellyn, Martin.

Lucy, Sir Thomas

(1532-1600). Patron (1583-4). [Fairfax-Lucy, Charlecote and the Lucys, 67ff. (1958) [full citation]; Eccles, Shakespeare, 72-8 (1961) [full citation]; Schoenbaum, William Shakespeare, 80-6 (1975) [full citation]; Hasler, House of Commons ii, 496 (1981) [full citation]; REED Coventry, 302 (1981) [full citation]]

Luke, Richard

(fl. 1623). Puppet showman. [Bawcutt, 'Craven Ord Transcripts', 91 (1984) [full citation]]

Lumley, Jane Fitzalan

(circa1537-77). Translator. (Daughter of Henry Fitzalan; wife of John Lumley) [ES iii, 411 [full citation]; Beilin, Redeeming Eve, 153 (1987) [full citation]; Hodgson-Wright, 'Jane Lumley's Iphigenia at Aulis' (1998) [full citation]]

Lumley, John, 1st (6th) Baron Lumley

(circa1533-1609). Patron. (Husband of Jane Fitzalan Lumley; son-in-law of Henry Fitzalan) [Peerage viii, 276 (1932) [full citation]; REED Cambridge, 1277 (1989) [full citation]]

Lupton, Thomas

(Dates unknown). Playwright. [ES, iii 411 [full citation]]

Lyddiat, John

(fl. 1611). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc, 356 (1990) [full citation]]

Lyddiat, Ralph

(fl. 1611). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc, 356 (1990) [full citation]]

Lyle, Lord

See Sidney, Robert.

Lyly, George

See Lillie, George.

Lyly, John (I)

(circa1554-1606). Playwright, Blackfriars lessee, entertainment contributor(?). [ES iii, 411 [full citation]; Nungezer, 243 [full citation]; Jones, 'John Lyly' (1933) [full citation]; Wagner, 'Elizabethan Dramatists' (1933) [full citation]; Austin, 'John Lyly and Queen Elizabeth' (1939) [full citation]; Austin, 'William Withie's Notebook' (1947) [full citation]; Hunter, John Lyly (1962) [full citation]; Dent, 'John Lyly in 1588' (1969) [full citation]; Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 179 (1971) [full citation]; Houppert, John Lyly (1975) [full citation]; Helgerson, Elizabethan Prodigals, 58-78 (1976) [full citation]; Hasler, House of Commons ii, 504 (1981) [full citation]; McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 119-26, 142-3 (1981) [full citation]; Gair, Children of Paul's (1982) [full citation]; Eccles, Authors, 86 (1982) [full citation]; DLB 62: 196 (1987) [full citation]; Colthorpe, 'Theobalds Entertainment' (1987) [full citation]; DLB 167: 102 (1996) [full citation]; Pincombe, Plays of John Lyly (1996) [full citation]]

Lyly, John (II)

See Lillie, John.