He started his career as a joiner, a person who builds the wooden parts of any building. Then, he changed his career to acting. This was a strange choice in the early Elizabethan era because actors were seen as nothing better than people looking for jobs. He soon became the first Englishman to hold a theatrical license (“James Burbage”). He became the head of his acting troupe, called “Leicester’s Men,” then built the very first theatre of the Elizabethan Era with his brother-in-law, John Brayne, called “The Theatre.” He borrowed 1,000 marks, around $625, from his father-in-law, also named John Brayne. The theatre was built on land owned by Gillies Allen in 1576. James Burbage died in 1597 and was buried in the ‘Actor’s Church,’ St. Leonards, located in Shoreditch (“James
He started his career as a joiner, a person who builds the wooden parts of any building. Then, he changed his career to acting. This was a strange choice in the early Elizabethan era because actors were seen as nothing better than people looking for jobs. He soon became the first Englishman to hold a theatrical license (“James Burbage”). He became the head of his acting troupe, called “Leicester’s Men,” then built the very first theatre of the Elizabethan Era with his brother-in-law, John Brayne, called “The Theatre.” He borrowed 1,000 marks, around $625, from his father-in-law, also named John Brayne. The theatre was built on land owned by Gillies Allen in 1576. James Burbage died in 1597 and was buried in the ‘Actor’s Church,’ St. Leonards, located in Shoreditch (“James