Henry Condell - actor in Shakespeare's day
Lyra
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Henry Condell
For the first Mayor of Melbourne, Australia see Henry Condell.
Henry Condell (d. December 1627) was an actor in the King's Men, the
playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John
Heminges, he was instrumental in preparing the First Folio, the
collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
Condell's early life is obscure. It appears that he may have been born
in 1576 in East Anglia, as his will mentions family in New Buckenham.
Traditionally, he is associated with the "Harry" who appears in the
cast list for Richard Tarlton's The Seven Deadly Sins, but this
identification is little more than conjecture. If the connection is
true, then Condell was an actor as early as 1590, acting in Lord
Strange's Men alongside Heminges and Augustine Phillips. Condell was
definitely in London by 1596, when he married Elizabeth Smart, a
gentleman's daughter. They settled in St Mary Aldermanbury, the parish
in which Heminges lived. Condell, like Heminges, served as
churchwarden in that church. He and Elizabeth baptized nine children,
of whom only three survived to adulthood.
Details of his mature life are, as is usual for Renaissance actors,
few. His status within the Lord Chamberlain's and King's companies
appears to have been high; in official communications he is generally
listed shortly after Burbage and Heminges. Actors' wills indicate that
he was close to at least some of his colleagues in the company.
Shakespeare and Phillips bequeathed him money for mourning rings;
Nicholas Tooley and Alexander Cooke named him as trustee for their
estates. Condell prospered enough in his profession to purchase a
country home at Fulham in Middlesex.
In addition to Every Man in His Humour (1598) and Every Man Out of His
Humour (1599), Condell is known to have performed in four more of
Jonson's plays: Sejanus (1603), Volpone (1605), The Alchemist (1610),
and Catiline (1611). He was the original Cardinal in John Webster's
The Duchess of Malfi (c. 1613). And he was listed in eight of the cast
lists that were added to the second Beaumont and Fletcher folio of
1679:
* Bonduca
* The Captain
* The Humorous Lieutenant
* The Knight of Malta
* The Loyal Subject
* The Mad Lover
* The Queen of Corinth
* Valentinian
Condell appears to have ended his stage career around 1619. He signed
his last will and testament on December 13, 1627; he was buried on
December 29 of the same year. He left an abundant estate, including
shares in the Globe and Blackfriars Theatres.
References
* Collier, J. P.. Lives of the Original Actors in Shakespeare's
Plays. London: Shakespeare Society, 1853.
* Edmond, Mary. "Henry Condell." Dictionary of National Biography.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
* Nunzeger, Edwin. A Dictionary of Actors and of Other Persons
Associated With the Public Presentation of Plays in England Before
1642. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1929.
External links
* Works by Henry Condell at Project Gutenberg
* Find-A-Grave profile for Henry Condel
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Lyra
Lyra wrote:
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> Henry Condell (d. December 1627) was an actor in the King's Men, the
> playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John
> Heminges, he was instrumental in preparing the First Folio, the
> collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
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> Condell's early life is obscure. It appears that he may have been born
> in 1576 in East Anglia, as his will mentions family in New Buckenham.
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This may be him.
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HENRY CONDALL
Birth:
Christening:
05 SEP 1576 Saint Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Death:
Burial:
Father: ROBART CONDALL
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This is likely to be his son.
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HENRY CONDALL
Birth:
Christening:
06 MAY 1610 Saint Mary The Virgin Aldermanbury, London, London,
England
Death:
Burial:
Father: HENRY CONDALL
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Condell was
> definitely in London by 1596, when he married Elizabeth Smart, a
> gentleman's daughter. They settled in
St Mary Aldermanbury,
the parish
> in which Heminges lived. Condell, like Heminges, served as
> churchwarden in that church. He and Elizabeth baptized nine children,
> of whom only three survived to adulthood.
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David Kathman
> Lyra wrote:
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> > Henry Condell (d. December 1627) was an actor in the King's Men, the
> > playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John
> > Heminges, he was instrumental in preparing the First Folio, the
> > collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
>
> ````````````````````````````
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> > Condell's early life is obscure. It appears that he may have been born
> > in 1576 in East Anglia, as his will mentions family in New Buckenham.
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> This may be him.
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> HENRY CONDALL
>
> Birth:
>
> Christening:
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> 05 SEP 1576 Saint Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, England
>
> Death:
>
> Burial:
>
> Father: ROBART CONDALL
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Yes, that's him. I'm not sure why Mary Edmond, the author of the
Oxford DNB article, was so skeptical about accepting that this
baptismal record refers to the actor, because the evidence is pretty
strong. I guess some people are just inherently skeptical of new
information, especially when it conflicts with long-held beliefs.
(Before Condell's baptism was discovered, it was commonly assumed that
he was born much earlier than 1576.)
> This is likely to be his son.
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> HENRY CONDALL
>
> Birth:
>
> Christening:
> 06 MAY 1610 Saint Mary The Virgin Aldermanbury, London, London,
> England
>
> Death:
> Burial:
>
> Father: HENRY CONDALL
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Yes, that's one of his nine children.
> Condell was> definitely in London by 1596, when he married Elizabeth Smart, a
> > gentleman's daughter. They settled in
>
> St Mary Aldermanbury,
> the parish
>
> > in which Heminges lived. Condell, like Heminges, served as
> > churchwarden in that church. He and Elizabeth baptized nine children,
> > of whom only three survived to adulthood.
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>
> > Traditionally, he is associated with the "Harry" who appears in the
> > cast list for Richard Tarlton's The Seven Deadly Sins, but this
> > identification is little more than conjecture. If the connection is
> > true, then Condell was an actor as early as 1590, acting in Lord
> > Strange's Men alongside Heminges and Augustine Phillips.
Oh, right -- Edmond accepted the traditional dating of the Seven
Deadly Sins plot to 1590, and suspect that this is why she was so
suspicious of the 1576 baptism. But I showed pretty clearly (I think)
that the Seven Deadly Sins plot actually dates from 1597-98, and which
would fit perfectly with "Harry" being Henry Condell.
Dave Kathman
dj...@ix.netcom.com
art
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>>> Henry Condell
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>>> Henry Condell (d. December 1627) was an actor in the King's Men, the
>>> playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John
>>> Heminges, he was instrumental in preparing the First Folio, the
>>> collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
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>>> Condell's early life is obscure. It appears that he may have been born
>>> in 1576 in East Anglia, as his will mentions family in New Buckenham.
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>> This may be him.
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>> HENRY CONDALL
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>> Birth:
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>> Christening:
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>> 05 SEP 1576 Saint Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, England
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>> Death:
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>> Burial:
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>> Father: ROBART CONDALL
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David Kathman <d...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> Oh, right -- Edmond accepted the traditional dating of the Seven
> Deadly Sins plot to 1590, and suspect that this is why she was so
> suspicious of the 1576 baptism. But I showed pretty clearly (I think)
> that the Seven Deadly Sins plot actually dates from 1597-98, and
> which would fit perfectly with "Harry" being Henry Condell.
*DELL* : SHADE (Maltese)
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Act 5, Scene 1
Prologue: And Thisby, tarrying in *MULBERRY SHADE* ,
. His dagger drew, and died.
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HENRY BOLINGBROKE: WITH Cain go wander through *SHADES* of night,
. And nEVER show thy head by day nor light.
.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his *SHADE* ,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
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. obiit an(n)o do(min)i 1616
. AEtatis * 53 die 23 ap(rilis) *
..............................................
. Sonnet 53
.
VVhat is your substance,whereof are you made,
That millions of *STRANGE SHADDOWES* on you tend?
*Since EUERy one,hath EUERy one,one shade* ,
And you but one,can *EUERy SHADDOW* lend:
Describe Adonis and the counterfet,
Is poorely immitated after you,
On Hellens cheeke all art of beautie set,
And you in Grecian tires are painted new:
Speake of the SPRING, and foyzon of the yeare,
The one doth *SHADDOW* of your beautie show,
[T]he other as your bountie doth appeare,
[A]nd you in EUERy blessed SHAPE we know.
[I]n all externall grace you haue some part,
[B]ut you like none,none you for constant heart.
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Art Neuendorffer