Early Modern London Theatres

Viewing Person Record: Philip Henslowe

Name, as appears in Primary Sources

Phillipe Henslowe: Event: Henslowe and Meade contract with Katherens to build the Hope theatre
Mr Hinchlow: Event: Robert Daborne solicits payment from Philip Henslowe
Hinchlowe: Event: Lady Elizabeth's Men write articles of oppression against Henslowe
Phillip Henslowe: Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore reports on John Henslowe's claim
Phillip Henslow [gent]: Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn tally expenses for keeping the King's game
Phillip Henslow, serieant of the beare garden: Event: James I grants Philip Henslowe 4s/day for additional pains in his role as Master of the King's ...
my father, HInchloe: Event: Alleyn records the initial cost of the Beargarden, and his subsequent profits
Phillipe Henslowe: Event: Thomas Radford is bound Deputy Master of the King's Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
Mr. Henslow: Event: Dorington to Henslowe: Illness prevents him from mounting an exhibition for the Queen; Henslowe is to step ...
Phillip Henslow: Event: James I grants Henslowe and Alleyn Mastership of the King's Game
Phillipe Henslowe: Event: Henslowe and Alleyn, in their role as Masters of the King's Game, complain to James I of ...
Phillipp Henslowe: Event: Henslowe and Alleyn contract with Peter Street for the rebuilding of Paris Garden
Philip Hinslow: Event: Edward Alleyn lists deeds and bonds relating to the Bear Garden
Philipp Henslowe Serjeant of the bearegarden: Event: Philip Henslowe receives a per diem for keeping beasts sent from the Duke of Savoy
Phillipp Hensloe: Event: Exchequer, Crown vs William Henslowe and Jacob Meade: John Baxter and John Taylor depose that Pope and ...
Phillipp Henslowe: Event: Requests, Pembroke's Men vs Francis Langley: The players reply
Philippe Henslowe: Event: Requests, Pembroke's Men vs Francis Langley: Langley answers the players' charges
mr Henslowe: Event: The vestry of St Saviour's is to review Francis Langley's new tenements, and to solicit tithes from ...
Philip Henslowe: Event: James I issues patent for Mastership of the Royal Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
Phil. Henshlawe: Event: George Brake writes to Philip Henslowe about the assault of his deputies in Chester
Phil. Henslowe: Event: Lord Chamberlain requests that justices of the peace in Chester and Lancaster apprehend the assailants of Henslowe's ...
Philip Hensley: Event: Queen Elizabeth drafts patents for Mastership of the Royal Game for Philip Henslowe, but they are not ...
Phillipp Hynsley: Event: Henslowe pays bond to Tilney for maintenance of order at the Rose
Phillippe Henslowe: Event: Henslowe writes to Edward Alleyn about the acquisition of the Beargarden
Mr Henshlowe: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men players and playwrights
Philip Henshlowe: Event: Robert Shaw sells 'The Four Sons of Aymon' to Henslowe and the Admiral's Men
Mr hinchloe: Event: Samuel Rowley advises Henslowe to purchase 'Conquest of the Indies'
Mr Henchlowe: Event: Samuel Rowley urges Philip Henslowe to pay authors of 'The Six Yeomen of the West'
Mr. Henslowe: Event: Robert Shaw advises Philip Henslowe to commission a play
Mr. hynchlo: Event: Samuel Rowley writes to Philip Henslowe about the play 'John of Gaunt'
Father Hinchlow: Event: Nathan Field seeks bail from Philip Henslowe
Phillip Finchley: Event: Commissioners of the Sewers order Henslowe, Pope, and Napton to make repairs
Phillipp Hinchley Cittizen and Dyer of london: Event: Philip Henslowe acquires the lease on the Rose
Philip Hinslowe: Event: Michael Drayton receives partial payment for 'William Longsword'
P H: Event: Henslowe drafts contract for a 'couenante servante'
Phillip Henslowe: Event: Henslowe pays Dekker and Chettle for a play called 'the tragede of Agamemnon' [Troilus and Cressida]

Role(s)

Master of the Queen's Game, deputy: Event: Dorington to Henslowe: Illness prevents him from mounting an exhibition for the Queen; Henslowe is to step ...
company manager: Event: Henslowe and Meade secure the actor Dawes for the Hope
company manager: Event: Samuel Rowley urges Philip Henslowe to pay John Day and William Haughton
company manager: Event: Nathan Field seeks bail from Philip Henslowe
correspondent: Event: Henslowe to Alleyn: Ralph Bowes is ill, and plans to acquire the Mastership of the Queen's Games ...
creditor: Event: Henslowe loans William Bird one pound to pay for his arrest by Langley
creditor: Event: Henslowe records loan repayments from Edward Alleyn
deceased: Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore reports on John Henslowe's claim
deceased: Event: Henslowe wills properties to his wife Agnes, including the lease of the Beargarden
deceased: Event: Alleyn inherits the joint salary for Mastership of the Bears after Henslowe's death
deceased: Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore, a Master of the Chancery Court, considers ...
deceased: Event: Edward Alleyn describes items of a dispute with Jacob Meade
leaseholder: Event: Edward Alleyn lists deeds and bonds relating to the Bear Garden
leaseholder: Event: Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: John Henslowe itemizes the leases held back by Edward ...
lessor: Event: Philip Henslowe acquires the lease on the Rose
master of the Bear Garden: Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn are issued 'two white bears' in patent
master of the Bear Garden (defunct): Event: Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe 'take up' mastiffs for the Bear Garden from private owners
master of the King's bears: Event: James I issues patent for Mastership of the Royal Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn tally expenses for keeping the King's game
master of the King's game: Event: James I grants Philip Henslowe 4s/day for additional pains in his role as Master of the King's ...
master of the King's game: Event: Thomas Radford is bound Deputy Master of the King's Game to Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn
master of the King's game: Event: James I grants Henslowe and Alleyn Mastership of the King's Game
master of the King's game: Event: Henslowe and Alleyn, in their role as Masters of the King's Game, complain to James I of ...
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe is paid 10l for keeping the King's beasts
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe is paid 10l for keeping the King's beasts
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe 'et alii' are granted a warrant as 'Masters of Paris Garden,' and keepers of the ...
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe receives 20l for keeping the King's game
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn receive 42l 10s for the care of two white bears and a ...
master of the King's game: Event: Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe receive 18l 5s for the care of two white bears and a ...
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe receives payments of 10l, and 18l 5s, respectively, in his role as Master of the ...
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe receives 18l 5s for the keeping of white bears
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe receives payments of 10l, and 18l 5s, respectively, in his role as Master of the ...
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe receives payments of 10l, and 18l 5s, respectively, in his role as Master of the ...
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe receives a per diem for keeping beasts sent from the Duke of Savoy
master of the King's game: Event: Exchequer, Crown vs William Henslowe and Jacob Meade: John Baxter and John Taylor depose that Pope and ...
master of the King's game: Event: Henslowe and Alleyn deputize Christopher Goffe to acquire more dogs for baiting
master of the King's game: Event: A letter from Henslowe and Alleyn records charges 'for the Beares meate'
master of the King's game: Event: John Morgan and Richard Tyler receive commission to acquire animals for baiting
master of the King's game: Event: Henslowe and Alleyn petition King James to recover baiting losses after visit from Duc de Bouillon
master of the King's game: Event: Justices of Cheshire charge local constables to assist Bear Garden deputies
master of the King's game: Event: George Brake writes to Philip Henslowe about the assault of his deputies in Chester
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn petition the Earl of Suffolk for the arrest of assailants in 'the ...
master of the King's game: Event: Lord Chamberlain requests that justices of the peace in Chester and Lancaster apprehend the assailants of Henslowe's ...
master of the King's game: Event: Justices of the peace in Cheshire unable to pursue the assailants of Henslowe's deputies
master of the King's game: Event: Meredith Morgan asks Philip Henslowe to receive a wolf
master of the King's game: Event: Thomas Yonge writes to Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe about the commission to acquire baiting animals
master of the King's game: Event: Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn commission Thomas Radford as deputy
master of the Queen's game: Event: Philip Henslowe lists charges for a number of documents relating to the Beargarden
money lender: Event: Henslowe tallies all money owed to him by Downton and Juby of Prince Henry's Men
money lender: Event: Ben Jonson is loaned money to write 'Richard Crookback' and additions to 'The Spanish Tragedy'
money lender: Event: Francis Henslowe buys a share in the Queen's Men when they go on a provincial tour
occupant: Event: Commissioners of the Sewers order Henslowe, Pope, and Napton to make repairs
patentee: Event: Queen Elizabeth drafts patents for Mastership of the Royal Game for Philip Henslowe, but they are not ...
payer: Event: Henslowe lends money to Dekker and Chettle for a play called 'Troyeles & creasse daye'
payer: Event: Henslowe lends Dekker and Chettle a second sum for a play called 'Troyelles and Cresseda'
payer: Event: Henslowe pays Dekker and Chettle for a play called 'the tragede of Agamemnon' [Troilus and Cressida]
payer: Event: Henslowe pays Dekker and Chettle the final sum for a play called 'Agamemnon' [Troilus and Cressida]
playhouse builder: Event: Alleyn and Henslowe contract with Peter Street to build the Fortune
playhouse builder: Event: Henslowe and Meade contract with Katherens to build the Hope theatre
playhouse builder: Event: Exchequer, Bishop of Winchester vs Jacob Meade and Edward Alleyn: Alleyn testifies that the Hope is still ...
playhouse manager: Event: Henslowe and Alleyn pay the Master of the King's Game for permission to use Paris Garden for ...
playhouse manager: Event: Samuel Rowley advises Henslowe to purchase 'Conquest of the Indies'
playhouse manager: Event: Samuel Rowley urges Philip Henslowe to pay authors of 'The Six Yeomen of the West'
playhouse manager: Event: Henslowe moves to renew the lease on the Rose property
playhouse manager: Event: Henslowe pays the Master of the Revels for licensing Dekker and Chettle's 'Agamemnon' [Troilus and Cressida]
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe pays Alleyn his share of the first week's take at the new Fortune
playhouse owner: Event: Alleyn and Henslowe draw up a contract for sharing Fortune profits with players; the contract is not ...
playhouse owner: Event: Alleyn leases part of the Fortune to Henslowe
playhouse owner: Event: Robert Daborne solicits payment from Philip Henslowe
playhouse owner: Event: Exchequer, Crown vs William Henslowe and Jacob Meade: John Baxter deposes concerning the construction of the Hope
playhouse owner: Event: Lady Elizabeth's Men write articles of oppression against Henslowe
playhouse owner: Event: Alleyn records the initial cost of the Beargarden, and his subsequent profits
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe and Alleyn contract with Peter Street for the rebuilding of Paris Garden
playhouse owner: Event: Requests, Pembroke's Men vs Francis Langley: The players reply
playhouse owner: Event: Requests, Pembroke's Men vs Francis Langley: Langley answers the players' charges
playhouse owner: Event: The vestry of St Saviour's is to review Francis Langley's new tenements, and to solicit tithes from ...
playhouse owner: Event: Gilbert Katharens and John Browne plan for the construction of the Hope theatre
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe and Cholmley enter into a contract as partners in the Rose enterprise
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records charges related to the maintenance of the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe makes frequent payment to the office of Edmund Tilney
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe pays bond to Tilney for maintenance of order at the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records charges related to the maintenance of the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lends money to players of the Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records bonds with players of the Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe tallies expenses related to the Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe assumes the apprenticeship of James Bristow
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe tallies expenses related to the Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records bonds with players of the Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe writes to Edward Alleyn about the acquisition of the Beargarden
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men players and playwrights
playhouse owner: Event: Robert Shaw sells 'The Four Sons of Aymon' to Henslowe and the Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Plays resume at the Rose under King's licence
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans and payments to Worcester's Men players and playwrights
playhouse owner: Event: Robert Shaw advises Philip Henslowe to commission a play
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records expenses for work done to the playhouse
playhouse owner: Event: The Lord Pembroke's Men begin playing at the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lists plays performed at the new playhouse
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records expenses for work done to the playhouse
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lends John Lowin money to tour with his company
playhouse owner: Event: Philip Henslowe lends Thomas Blackwood money to tour with his company
playhouse owner: Event: Worcester's Men are allowed to play again, by the King's licence
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lends 40s to William Borne to pay for a play by 'Maxton' [Marston], a new playwright
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe engages William Borne for the Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: The playing restraint imposed in the wake of the performance of the Isle of Dogs is lifted
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe loans 10s to the imprisoned Thomas Nashe
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lends Thomas Nashe 20s to continue writing the Isle of Dogs
playhouse owner: Event: Collier cites Henslowe's repairs to the Rose in 1592 as evidence that the playhouse was built well ...
playhouse owner: Event: Collier cites Henslowe's repairs to the Rose in 1592 as evidence that the playhouse was built well ...
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lends the Admiral's Men £4 5s to complete the payment for a new play
playhouse owner: Event: Dekker, Chettle and Haughton receive £3 for 'patient Grissell'
playhouse owner: Event: 'Jane Shore' is rewritten for the Worcester's Men at the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe notes that he has received Ben Jonson's 'share'
playhouse owner: Event: Richard Alleyn binds himself to Philip Henslowe
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lends Thomas Downton 30s to pay George Chapman for two plays
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe loans the Admiral's Men 30s on the first night of 'Dido'
playhouse owner: Event: Michael Drayton receives partial payment for 'William Longsword'
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe loans Thomas Downton £3 toward purchases for the second part of 'Cardinal Wolsey'
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loan for Dekker's additions to 'Oldcastle'
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe lends money to Richard Perkins to play in the country
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men players and playwrights
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to William Bird
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records bonds with Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe drafts contract for a 'couenante servante'
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records loans to Admiral's Men
playhouse owner: Event: Henslowe records performance receipts from the Rose and Newington Butts
playhouse sharer: Event: Requests, Edward Alleyn vs William Henslowe: Alleyn states his case
purchaser: Event: Henslowe purchases the playbooks of 'Philip of Spain' and 'Longshanks' from Alleyn
purchaser: Event: Henslowe purchases the playbook of 'Tamar Cham' from Alleyn on behalf of a company
purchaser: Event: Samuel Rowley writes to Philip Henslowe about the play 'John of Gaunt'
sewer of the chamber: Event: Philip Henslowe is amongst the servants of the chamber granted black cloth for Elizabeth I's funeral

Active Dates

Dates: From: 24 March 1585 To: 31 January 1624