Thomas Betterton

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Actor
gptkbp:activeYears 1660-1710
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:The_King's_Company
gptkb:The_United_Company
gptkbp:birthDate 1635-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:contribution Development of Restoration comedy
Promotion of female roles in theatre
gptkbp:deathDate 1713-04-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London
gptkbp:education gptkb:St._Paul's_School,_London
gptkbp:famousFor Dramatic performances
gptkbp:genre Comedy
Tragedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas Betterton
gptkbp:influence gptkb:English_theatre
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Philip_Kemble
gptkb:David_Garrick
gptkb:Edmund_Kean
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkb:Ben_Jonson
gptkb:John_Dryden
gptkbp:knownFor Leading actor in Restoration theatre
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future generations of actors
gptkbp:musicStyle gptkb:Victorian_theatre
Realism
Romanticism
Satire
Tragedy
Farce
Comedy of manners
Melodrama
Naturalism
Modern theatre
Restoration style
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWork The Relapse
The Way of the World
The Country Wife
gptkbp:occupation Theatre_Manager
gptkbp:role gptkb:Lord_Foppington
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Sir John Brute
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Betterton