William Kempe (also spelled Kemp) (fl. 1600) was an English actor and dancer. Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned in a stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ...

He probably began his career as a member of the Earl of Leicester's company, but his name first appears after the death of Leicester in a list of players authorized by an order of the privy council in 1593 to play 7 miles out of London. Ferdinand Stanley, Lord Strange, was the patron of the company of which Kempe was the leading member until 1598, and in 1594 was summoned with Richard Burbage and William Shakespeare to act before the queen at Greenwich. Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (November 19, 1563 - July 13, 1626), second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Events February 27 - France at Rheims. ... Categories: Actor stubs | 1567 births | 1619 deaths ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ... This page is about Greenwich in England. ...

He was the successor, both in parts and reputation, of Richard Tarlton. But it was as a dancer of jigs that he won his greatest popularity, one or two actors dancing and singing with him, and the words doubtless often being improvised. Examples of the music may be seen in the manuscript collection of John Dowland now in the Cambridge University library. At the same time Kempe was given parts like Dogberry, and Peter in Romeo and Juliet; indeed his name appears by accident in place of those of the characters in early copies. Kempe seems to have exhibited his dancing on the Continent, but in 1602 he was a member of the Earl of Worcester's players, and Philip Henslowe's diary shows several payments made to him in that year. Richard Tarlton (d. ... John Dowland (pronounced to rhyme with Roland) (1563 – February 20, 1626) was an English, possibly Irish-born composer and lutenist. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). ... Romeo y Julieta is also a brand of Cuban cigars. ... Philip Henslowe (c 1550 - January 6, 1616) was an Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur. ...

In the spring of (probably) 1599 Will Kemp undertook what he was later to call his "Nine Days Wonder" a somewhat bizarre excursion in which he morris danced from London to Norwich (a distance of over a hundred miles) in a journey which took him several months, often amid cheering crowds. In 1600 he published a description of the event in order to prove to doubters that it was true. Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... A Morris dance is a form of folk dance. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... This article is about the English city. ... Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned in a stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ...

In the 1998 John Madden film Shakespeare in Love Kempe was played by veteran character actor Patrick Barlow. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... There are a number of noted individuals named John Madden John Madden (football) is a legendary American football coach and football announcer. ... Shakespeare in Love (1998) is a movie (written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, directed by John Madden), starring Joseph Fiennes (as William Shakespeare) and Gwyneth Paltrow. ...

In Harry Turtledove's alternate history novel Ruled Britannia Kempe is one of the main characters. As befitting a great comedian his antics provide much of the novel's humour, and includes references to his "Nine Days Wonder". Harry Turtledove (born June 14, 1949), is a historian and novelist who has written historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. ...

Much of this entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. (Redirected from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica) The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. ...

External links

• Text of Kemp's Nine Days Wonder (http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/kemp.html)