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Actors

Both are actors in S's theatre company. Kempe specialized in comic roles, and there is a little uncertain evidence that Hem may have specialized in old men. Hem was evidently a close friend of S's; he's mentioned in the will, and he and Condell collected S's plays into the first full edition in 1623.

Posted by Hamlet on April 21, 1997 at 11:56:36
 In Reply to "Who is John Heminges, who is Will Kemp (Kempe)" posted by Devin on April 20, 1997 at 11:44:20


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