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William Sly spent most of his career with the Chamberlain's/King's Men. He was a member of the company when [[''The second part of the Seven Deadly Sins (Plot)''|the second part of ''The Seven Deadly Sins'']] was in their active repertory, and he played also in Ben Jonson's two ''Every Man'' plays. He lived in several parishes popular with other players (St. Saviour, Southwark; St. Giles, Cripplegate) including the same parish as the Burbages (St. Leonard, Shoreditch), where he was buried in 1608.
William Sly spent most of his career with the Chamberlain's/King's Men. However, it is unclear when he joined the company. Two pieces of evidence connect him with Philip Henslowe and the Rose playhouse: on 11 October 1594, Henslowe sold Sly "A Jewell of gowld seat w<sup>th</sup> A whitte safer" for 8s., which Sly repaid in eight payments over four months (Fol. 15); and an item labeled "Perowes sewt," tagged "which W<sup>m</sup> Sley were" in the inventory lists made by Henslowe in 1598/9 ([[WorksCited|Greg, ''Papers'' (APX. I. i, p. 120)]] imply some contact another theatrical enterprise in 1594. He was certainly a member of the Chamberlain's men when the second part of [[Second Part of the Seven Deadly Sins, The|"The Seven Deadly Sins"]] was in their active repertory. He remained with the company after it became the King's men in 1603. He lived in the parish of St. Leonard's, Southwark, and his burial on 16 August 1608 is recorded in its register.
 


'''Roles'''


Porrex in "Envy"; Lord in "Lechery" in [[Second Part of the Seven Deadly Sins, The|"2 Seven Deadly Sins"]]
''Every Man in his Humour'', actor list, part not specified
''Every Man out of his Humour," actor list, part not specified
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====Works Cited====
====Works Cited====
<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Honigmann, E. A. J. and Susan Brock. Playhouse Wills 1558-1642. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1993.</div>
<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Kathman, David. "Reconsidering ''The Seven Deadly Sins'', Early Theatre 7.1 (2002). 13-44.</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>


<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Manley, Lawrence and Sally-Beth MacLean. ''Lord Strange's Men and Their Plays''. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2014.</div>
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Revision as of 14:17, 11 March 2022

William Sly spent most of his career with the Chamberlain's/King's Men. However, it is unclear when he joined the company. Two pieces of evidence connect him with Philip Henslowe and the Rose playhouse: on 11 October 1594, Henslowe sold Sly "A Jewell of gowld seat wth A whitte safer" for 8s., which Sly repaid in eight payments over four months (Fol. 15); and an item labeled "Perowes sewt," tagged "which Wm Sley were" in the inventory lists made by Henslowe in 1598/9 (Greg, Papers (APX. I. i, p. 120) imply some contact another theatrical enterprise in 1594. He was certainly a member of the Chamberlain's men when the second part of "The Seven Deadly Sins" was in their active repertory. He remained with the company after it became the King's men in 1603. He lived in the parish of St. Leonard's, Southwark, and his burial on 16 August 1608 is recorded in its register.

Roles

Porrex in "Envy"; Lord in "Lechery" in "2 Seven Deadly Sins" Every Man in his Humour, actor list, part not specified Every Man out of his Humour," actor list, part not specified

Works Cited

Honigmann, E. A. J. and Susan Brock. Playhouse Wills 1558-1642. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1993.
Kathman, David. "Reconsidering The Seven Deadly Sins, Early Theatre 7.1 (2002). 13-44.
Nungezer, Edwin. A Dictionary of Actors. New York: Greenwood Press, 1968 (orig. Yale University Press, 1929).
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