Richard Brome

Richard Brome

male, deceased (1653)
Playwright, dramatist, caroline, English, Literature in English, BartholomewFair
Richard Brome (c. 1590? - 1653) (pronounced "Broom") was an English dramatist of the Caroline era. Virtually nothing is known about Brome's private...

John Brown

male, deceased (1766)
From Northumberland, BartholomewFair, honour, Essayist, satirist, garrick
John Brown (November 5, 1715 - 1766), English divine and author, was born at Rothbury, Northumberland. His father, a descendant of the Browns of...
Elkanah Settle

Elkanah Settle

male, deceased (1724)
poet, absalom and achitophel, Playwright, pamphlet, dunstable, whig…BartholomewFair
Elkanah Settle (January 1, 1648 - February 12, 1724), was an English poet and playwright. He was born at Dunstable, and entered Trinity College,...
Bartholomew The Apostle

Bartholomew The Apostle

male
eastern orthodox, Saint, Twelve Apostles, executed by crucifixion, Surnames, Given names…BartholomewFair, bartholomew
Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. "Bartholomew" (transliterated "Bartholomaios") comes from the Aramaic "bar-Tôlmay" (...

Mary Porter

female, deceased (1765)
actor, tragedy, actress, English, Mrs Barry, BartholomewFair
Mary Porter (d. February 24, 1765), English actress, was brought to the attention of Betterton by Mrs Barry, who had seen her play the Fairy Queen...

Hannah Pritchard

female, deceased (1768)
covent garden, haymarket theatre, drury lane, actor, actress, haymarket…BartholomewFair
Hannah Pritchard (1711-1768) was an English actress. Born Hannah Vaughan and married to an actor William Pritchard at a young age, she first...