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John Falstaff
- Falstaff (opera)Giuseppe Verdi stood at the threshold of his eightieth year in 1893, having composed twenty-six operas over more than fifty years.
- John FalstaffIn 1417, a historical knight named John Oldcastle died as a martyr for his religious beliefs. Shakespeare originally intended to name his comic character…
- Chimes at MidnightIn 1938, John Houseman secured a partnership with the Theatre Guild to produce a play called Five Kings for Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre.
- Robert Greene (dramatist)A baptism record from the 11th of July 1558 at St George's church in Norwich offers the only concrete anchor for a man whose life remains slippery.