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Christopher Beeston (alias Hutchinson) belonged to a multi-generational family of players, including his son William. | Christopher Beeston (alias Hutchinson) belonged to a multi-generational family of players, including his son William. Beeston, who began his career as apprentice to Augustine Phillips, may indisputably be found with the [[:category:Chamberlain's|Chamberlain's players]] in the mid-1590s. Sometime before 1602 he moved to [[:category:Worcester's|Worcester's players]] (as did John Duke and William Kempe). His emergence as administrator for Worcester's may be tracked through the records in Philip Henslowe's ''Diary'' for 1602-3, when the company played at the Rose. When Worcester's acquired the patronage of [[:category:Queen Anne's|Queen Anne (Anna)]], Beeston continued as a company leader, succeeding Thomas Greene in 1612. As the commercial environment for companies shifted through the Jacobean period, Beeston handled business for [[:category:Prince Charles's (II)|Prince Charles's company]] (1619-22), [[:category:Lady Elizabeth's|Lady Elizabeth's men]] (1622-25), [[:category:Queen Henrietta Maria's|Queen Henrietta's men]] (1625-37), and the [[:category:Beeston's Boys|King and Queen's Young Company (also called Beeston's Boys]], 1637-9). Beeston's business activities concerning the [[:category:Red Bull|Red Bull]] and [[:category:Phoenix/Cockpit|Phoenix/Cockpit]] playhouses may be tracked through various sets of law suits. | ||
Beeston was born ''c''. 1580. He married Jane Sands on 10 September 1602 (he was at the time living in St. Botolph Bishopsgate; Jane was of St. Leonard Shoreditch; the marriage took place in St. Mildred Poultry). Some time after Jane's death in 1607, there was a second marriage, to a woman named Elizabeth, who survived hm. Beeston's children were born in St. Leonard Shoreditch, beginning with Augustine on 16 November 1604 (d. 17 November 1604). Beeston died in 1638. | Beeston was born ''c''. 1580. He married Jane Sands on 10 September 1602 (he was at the time living in St. Botolph Bishopsgate; Jane was of St. Leonard Shoreditch; the marriage took place in St. Mildred Poultry). Some time after Jane's death in 1607, there was a second marriage, to a woman named Elizabeth, who survived hm. Beeston's children were born in St. Leonard Shoreditch, beginning with Augustine on 16 November 1604 (d. 17 November 1604). Beeston died in 1638. | ||
There is not currently a definitive biography of Beeston. Old resources (relied on here) are ''A Dictionary of Actors'' by Edwin Nungezer (1929; rpt. New York: Greenwood, 1968) and "Elizabethan Actors I: A-D," by Mark Eccles, ''Notes and Queries'', 236 (1991): 38-49. | There is not currently a definitive biography of Beeston. Old resources (relied on here) are ''A Dictionary of Actors'' by Edwin Nungezer (1929; rpt. New York: Greenwood, 1968) and "Elizabethan Actors I: A-D," by Mark Eccles, ''Notes and Queries'', 236 (1991): 38-49. | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 30 October 2012
Christopher Beeston (alias Hutchinson) belonged to a multi-generational family of players, including his son William. Beeston, who began his career as apprentice to Augustine Phillips, may indisputably be found with the Chamberlain's players in the mid-1590s. Sometime before 1602 he moved to Worcester's players (as did John Duke and William Kempe). His emergence as administrator for Worcester's may be tracked through the records in Philip Henslowe's Diary for 1602-3, when the company played at the Rose. When Worcester's acquired the patronage of Queen Anne (Anna), Beeston continued as a company leader, succeeding Thomas Greene in 1612. As the commercial environment for companies shifted through the Jacobean period, Beeston handled business for Prince Charles's company (1619-22), Lady Elizabeth's men (1622-25), Queen Henrietta's men (1625-37), and the King and Queen's Young Company (also called Beeston's Boys, 1637-9). Beeston's business activities concerning the Red Bull and Phoenix/Cockpit playhouses may be tracked through various sets of law suits.
Beeston was born c. 1580. He married Jane Sands on 10 September 1602 (he was at the time living in St. Botolph Bishopsgate; Jane was of St. Leonard Shoreditch; the marriage took place in St. Mildred Poultry). Some time after Jane's death in 1607, there was a second marriage, to a woman named Elizabeth, who survived hm. Beeston's children were born in St. Leonard Shoreditch, beginning with Augustine on 16 November 1604 (d. 17 November 1604). Beeston died in 1638.
There is not currently a definitive biography of Beeston. Old resources (relied on here) are A Dictionary of Actors by Edwin Nungezer (1929; rpt. New York: Greenwood, 1968) and "Elizabethan Actors I: A-D," by Mark Eccles, Notes and Queries, 236 (1991): 38-49.
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