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Robert Shaa (Shaw, Shawe) appears in theatrical records on 4 October 1598 in connection with the redemption of a Riche clocke frome pane" that was in the stock of "m<sup>r</sup> langleyes" ([[WorksCited|Foakes, p. 68]]).
Robert Shaw (Shaa, Shawe) appears in theatrical records in connection with three playing companies. In August 1597, he was a member of Pembroke's men, playing at the Swan playhouse for Francis Langley; he, along with Gabriel Spencer and Ben Jonson, was "imprisoned in the Marshalsea from early August to 3 October 1597" as part of the fallout from the performance of "[[Isle of Dogs, The|The Isle of Dogs]]" (Eccles, p. 168).
 
For the next five years his career continued at the Rose and Fortune playhouses with the Admiral's men "borrowing money from Henslowe, ... paying personal debts, ... acknowledging company debts in the capacity of share-holder, and" serving as witness (Nungezer, p. 323). He did not lose contact entirely with Langley, however; on 4 October 1598, he redeemed "a Riche clocke frome pane" that had been in Langley's stock ([[WorksCited|Foakes, p. 68]]). And he joined a suit in the Court of Requests with other players in 1598 (Eccles, p. 168). In May 1598 he married Mary Griggs, saughter of John Griggs, who "had built the Rose playhouse for Henslowe in 1587" (Eccles, p. 168).
 
In February 1602, he returned to the Rose where he joined Worcester's men (he had received some part of £50 for his share [Eccles, p. 168]). The parish registers at St. Saviour's Southwark record two entries for Shaa in 1603: the christening of his son John in April, and his own burial on 12 September (Nungezer p. 323).
 
 
 
====Works Cited====
<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Eccles, Mark. "Elizabethan Actors IV: S To End," ''Notes and Queries'' ns 40.2 (1993): 165-76.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Nungezer, Edwin. ''A Dictionary of Actors''. New York: Greenwood Press, 1968 (orig. Yale University Press, 1929).</div>
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Robert Shaw (Shaa, Shawe) appears in theatrical records in connection with three playing companies. In August 1597, he was a member of Pembroke's men, playing at the Swan playhouse for Francis Langley; he, along with Gabriel Spencer and Ben Jonson, was "imprisoned in the Marshalsea from early August to 3 October 1597" as part of the fallout from the performance of "The Isle of Dogs" (Eccles, p. 168).

For the next five years his career continued at the Rose and Fortune playhouses with the Admiral's men "borrowing money from Henslowe, ... paying personal debts, ... acknowledging company debts in the capacity of share-holder, and" serving as witness (Nungezer, p. 323). He did not lose contact entirely with Langley, however; on 4 October 1598, he redeemed "a Riche clocke frome pane" that had been in Langley's stock (Foakes, p. 68). And he joined a suit in the Court of Requests with other players in 1598 (Eccles, p. 168). In May 1598 he married Mary Griggs, saughter of John Griggs, who "had built the Rose playhouse for Henslowe in 1587" (Eccles, p. 168).

In February 1602, he returned to the Rose where he joined Worcester's men (he had received some part of £50 for his share [Eccles, p. 168]). The parish registers at St. Saviour's Southwark record two entries for Shaa in 1603: the christening of his son John in April, and his own burial on 12 September (Nungezer p. 323).


Works Cited

Eccles, Mark. "Elizabethan Actors IV: S To End," Notes and Queries ns 40.2 (1993): 165-76.
Nungezer, Edwin. A Dictionary of Actors. New York: Greenwood Press, 1968 (orig. Yale University Press, 1929).



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