Viewing Person Record: William Kemp

Name, as appears in Primary Sources

Kempe
Event: Kemp travels to Rome
Will: Kempe
Event: Richard Burbage and Will Kemp appear as characters in a play
William Kempe
Event: Worcester's Men play at Court
Willm Kempe
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
Willm Kempe
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
Wil. Kemp
Event: Heywood memorializes great players in his 'Apology for Actors'
Will. Kempe
Event: Chamberlain's Men perform Jonson's 'Every Man in his Humour': cast list
Kemp
Event: Kemp's Jigs are sung by lowlife denizens: Guilpin
Kemp
Event: Comedies are performed about the Martin Marprelate controversy; Kemp wrote against Martin
Will Kemp
Event: Will Kemp plays 'Peter' in 'Romeo and Juliet'
Wm Kemp
Event: Privy Council issues a travel license to the Lord Strange's Men
William Kempe
Event: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The defense responds to the plaintiffs' bill of complaint
William Kempe
Event: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The bill of complaint
William Kempe
Event: Requests, Witter vs Heminges and Condell: The defendants submit an answer
William Kempe
Event: The 1623 Shakespeare folio prints a list of the 'Principall Actors' in the plays

Role(s)

author
Event: Kemp publishes an account of his morris dance from London to Norwich
author
Event: Comedies are performed about the Martin Marprelate controversy; Kemp wrote against Martin
dancer
Event: Jack Drum's Entertainment refers to Kemp's morris
dancer
Event: Jonson refers to Kemp's morris from London to Norwich
dancer
Event: A song refers to Kemp's travel in France
dancer
Event: Marston refers to Kemp's jig
lessee
Event: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The defense responds to the plaintiffs' bill of complaint
lessee
Event: Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The bill of complaint
lessee
Event: Requests, Witter vs Heminges and Condell: The defendants submit an answer
morris dancer
Event: John Taylor refers to Kemp's morris dance to Norwich
morris dancer
Event: Richard Brathwaite writes an epitaph on Kemp's death
payee
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
payee
Event: The Chamberlain's Men perform at court
player
Event: Jonson refers to Kemp's shoes
player
Event: 'An Almond for a Parrot' is dedicated to Will Kemp
player
Event: Richard Burbage and Will Kemp appear as characters in a play
player
Event: Worcester's Men play at Court
player
Event: Cut-purses are tied to stage-posts when caught during performances
player
Event: Letoy in 'The Antipodes' complains about extemporizing actors
player
Event: Heywood memorializes great players in his 'Apology for Actors'
player
Event: Chamberlain's Men perform Jonson's 'Every Man in his Humour': cast list
player
Event: Kemp's Jigs are sung by lowlife denizens: Guilpin
player
Event: Will Kemp plays 'Peter' in 'Romeo and Juliet'
player
Event: Privy Council issues a travel license to the Lord Strange's Men
player
Event: The 1623 Shakespeare folio prints a list of the 'Principall Actors' in the plays
traveller
Event: Kemp travels to Rome

Active Dates

Dates
From: circa 1570 To: 6 February 1632