Dab (fl. 1598). Boy actor (Admiral's). [Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 53 (1931)]
Daborne, Robert (d. 1628) (Dauborne, Daubourne, Dawborne). Playwright, sharer. [ES ii, 418; iii, 270; Flood, 'Fennor and Daborne' (1925); Nungezer, 109; JCS iii, 190; Hoy, 'Fletcher and His Collaborators' (1956-62); Maxwell, 'Daborne's Extant Plays' (1971); Holloway, 'Robert Daborne' (1976); Lawless, 'Daborne, Senior' (1977); Lawless, 'New Light' (1979); Eccles, Authors, 28 (1982); DLB 58: 50 (1987)]
Dalaper, John (fl. 1561-70). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Boas, University Drama, 391 (1914)]
'Dalaper's boy' (fl. 1566). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Boas, University Drama, 392 (1914)]
Dale, William (fl. 1573). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 40 (1984)]
Dalison, Sir Roger (d. c.1622). Participant in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 430 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Dalton (fl. 1622). Musician?, actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]
Daman, William (c.1540-91) (Damon, Demaunde). Musician, composer. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 40 (1984); BDECM, 331 (1998); Grove vi, 868 (2001)]
Dambrooke, Sarah (d. 1624). Possibly widow of John Shanbrooke; friend of John Shank. [Wills, 140 (1993)]
Damler, Artus (fl. 1579-88) (Arthur?). Musician, actor(?) (Denmark). [Sjogren, 'Thomas Bull', 120-23 (1969)]
Damport, Edward (fl. 1633). Actor. [Nungezer, 110; JCS ii, 418]
Daniel, Edward. See Danyelle, Edward.
Daniel, John (1564-c.1626) (Danyel). Musician, manager (Queen's Children of Bristol 1615-26). (Brother of Samuel Daniel) [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 110; JCS ii, 419; Lancashire, 'Nottinghamshire', 20 (1977); Gurr, Playing Companies, 403 (1996); BDECM, 334 (1998); Grove vii, 3 (2001)]
Daniel, Samuel (c.1562-1619). Playwright, sharer (Blackfriars Boys), masque writer. (Brother of John Daniel) [ES iii, 272; Nungezer, 110; Eccles, 'Samuel Daniel in France and Italy' (1937); Hotson, 'Marigold of the Poets' (1938); Heltzel, 'Sir Thomas Egerton as Patron' (1948); Seronsy, 'Daniel's Panegyricke' (1953); Rees, 'Daniel and Hertford' (1958); Taylor, 'Masque and the Lance', 26 (1958); Rees, Samuel Daniel (1964); Seronsy, 'Daniel's Letter to Egerton' (1965); Seronsy, Samuel Daniel (1967); Spriet, Samuel Daniel (1969); Pitcher, 'Samuel Daniel' (1984); DLB 62: 30 (1987); Wills, 116 (1993)]
Daniel, William (fl. 1621-36). Actor (provincial). [Nungezer, 111; JCS ii, 420]
Danner, John. A ghost name; See John Daunce. [Nungezer, 111; JCS ii, 421]
Dannett, Audley (c.1546-91). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Foster, AOx, 371 (1891); Boas, University Drama, 391 (1914); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 12 (1981)]
Danyel, John. See Daniel, John.
Danyelle, Edward (fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire c.1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954); Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974)]
Darbie, Richard (fl. 1602). Actor (not same as Richard Darlowe, as Denkinger suggests). [Denkinger, 'St. Botolph Aldgate', 99 (1926); Nungezer, 111]
Darcy (fl. 1614-15). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1614-15). [REED Cambridge, 954 (1989)]
Darcy, John, 2nd Baron Darcy (c.1530-1602). Patron (Lord Darcy's 1577-79, 1589-1602). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 37 (1910); Peerage iv, 76 (1916); Dawson, 'Kent', 169 (1965); Greenfield, 'Entertainments of Henry, Lord Berkeley', 16 (1983); Alexander, 'Bath', 5 (1985); Pilkington, 'Bristol' (1989); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 4-5 (1989); Tiner, 'York', 11 (1992); REED Shropshire, 700 (1994); REED Somerset, 15, 992 (1996)]
Darcy, Thomas (I), Baron Darcy of Chiche (c.1565-1640). Patron(?). (Father of Thomas Darcy (II)) [Peerage iv, 79 (1916); Dawson, 'Kent', 169 (1965); REED Somerset, 15, 992 (1996)]
Darcy, Thomas (II) (d. 1613). Performer in masque (Price Henry's Barriers, 1610). (Son of Thomas Darcy (I)) [ES iii, 393; Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950)]
Darlowe, Richard (1560?-1599) (Darloe). Actor (at Fortune? 1590s; France 1598?). [ES ii, 313; Denkinger, 'St. Botolph Aldgate', 99 (1926); Nungezer, 112; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 45 (1931); Eccles, 'Actors I', 45 (1991)]
Darny, Richard. See Dorney, Richard.
Daubeney, Henry, 1st Earl of Bridgwater, Lord Daubeney (1493-1548). Patron (Lord Daubeney's 1532-3, Bridgwater's 1540-5). (Son-in-law of George Nevill) [Peerage ii, 312 (1912); DTRB, 380 (1984)]
D'Aubigny, Lord. See Stuart, Esme.
D'Aunay, Josias. See Floridor, Josias.
Daunce, John (fl. 1628). Actor (Lady Elizabeth's 1628). [JCS ii, 421]
Dausse, Robert. See Dawes, Robert.
Davenant, Sir William (1606-68). Playwright, theatrical manager. [Nungezer, 112; JCS ii, 421; iii, 193; Freehafer, 'London Patent Companies' (1965); Freehafer, 'Brome, Suckling' (1968); Gibbs, Sir William Davenant (1972); Highfill-Burnim-Langhans iv, 170 (1975); Bordinat and Blaydes, Sir William Davenant (1981); DLB 58: 59 (1987); Edmond, Rare Sir William Davenant (1987); DLB 126: 87 (1993); Wills, 235 (1993); Randall, Winter Fruit, 169ff. (1995); Grove vii, 42 (2001)]
Davenport, Edward (fl. 1639). Actor (Cockpit). [JCS ii, 422]
Davenport, Robert (fl. 1624-40) (Damport). Playwright. [Harbage, 'Elizabethan-Restoration Palimpsest', 310 (1940); McManaway, 'Latin Title-Page Mottoes' (1945); JCS iii, 225; Monie, City Night-Cap, v-vii (1979); Davis, King John and Matilda (1980); Eccles, Authors, 36 (1982); DLB 58: 73 (1987)]
Davidson, John (1549?-1603). Playwright. [ES iii, 283]
Davies, Hugh (d. 1608; fl. 1593-1608) (Davis). Actor(?), tenant of Henslowe. [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 114; Wills, 76 (1993)]
Davies, Sir John (1569-1626). Masque writer, royal entertainment contributor. [ES iii, 284; Sanderson, Sir John Davies (1975); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 22 (1981); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 134-5, 143, 147-51, 153 (1981); Eccles, Authors, 36 (1982); Pawlisch, Sir John Davies (1985); Colthorpe, 'Sir John Davies' (1986); DLB 172: 53 (1996)]
Davies, Matthew (fl. 1613). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc., 386 (1990)]
Davies, R. (fl. c.1610). Writer. [ES iii, 284]
Davis, Hugh. See Davies, Hugh.
Davis, Richard (fl. 1611). Actor. [REED Heref./Worc., 356 (1990)]
Davison, Francis (c.1575-c.1619). Masque writer. [ES iii, 284; McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 132 (1981); Eccles, Authors, 39 (1982)]
Dawes, John (fl. 1591-93). Musician. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 40 (1984)]
Dawes, Robert (d. 1615). Actor (Prince Charles' (I) 1613; Lady Elizabeth's 1614-15), playwright(?). [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 114; JCS ii, 422; iii, 238; Kincaid, 'Deciphered' (1972); Eccles, 'Actors I', 45 (1991)]
Dawson, John (fl. 1607). Paul's chorister (1607). [Nungezer, 115]
Day, John (I) (c.1574-c.1640) (Daye, Dey, Deye). Playwright. [ES iii, 284; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Schoenbaum, 'John Day' (1953); JCS iii, 238; Wren, 'Salisbury and the Blackfriars Theatre' (1970); DLB 62: 40 (1987)]
Day, John (II) (fl. 1600-04). Actor (same as the playwright?). [ES ii, 313; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 115; Bowers, 'Shoemaker's Holiday' (1949)]
Day, Thomas (I) (d. 1654). Boy actor (Chapel 1601), singer in masques (1613 and 1634), Master of Choristers in Westminster 1625-32, Master of the Children of the Chapel 1633-54. [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 115; JCS ii, 422; Woodfill, Musicians, 170, 185, 301-5 (1953); Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 15 (1966); Elliott, 'Plays at Christ Church' (1985); Limon, 'Neglected Evidence', 7 (1988); BDECM, 338 (1998)]
Day, Thomas (II) (fl. 1648). Phantom name (misprint for Thomas Loveday). [JCS ii, 422; George, 'Early Cast Lists' (1974); Milhous and Hume, 'New Light', 493n (1991)]
De Burgh, Frances Walsingham Sidney Devereaux. See Burgh, Frances Walsingham Sidney Devereaux de.
De Caine, Andrew. See Cane, Andrew.
Dee, John (1527-1608). Director of a comedy at Cambridge. [DTRB, 97, 413 (1984); DLB 136: 58 (1994)]
De Keyser, Henrik. See Keyser, Henrik de.
Dekker, Thomas (c.1572-1632). Playwright [ES iii, 289; Halstead, 'Dekker's Arrest' (1939); Jenkins, 'Chettle and Dekker' (1941); Howarth, 'Dekker not a Merchant Taylor' (1954); JCS iii, 241; Ruoff, 'Dekker's Dedication' (1957); Jones-Davies, Peintre (1958); Freeman, 'Authorship of The Tell-Tale' (1963); Hoeniger, 'Thomas Dekker' (1963); Pendry, Thomas Dekker, 1-9 (1967); Nethercot, Elizabethan Plays, 605 (1971); Eccles, Authors, 42 (1982); DLB 62: 45 (1987); DLB 172: 62 (1996); Kinney, Renaissance Drama, 12 (1999)]
De Lau, Hurfries. See Law, Hurfries de.
De la Vienville, M. (fl. 1638). Performer in masque (Luminalia, 1638). [Grosart, Luminalia, 622 (1876)]
De La Warr, Lord. See West, Thomas (1476-1525); West, William (1570-95).
Delawne (fl. 1618). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1618-9). [Venn, ACant ii, 29 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956 (1989)]
Deloney, Thomas (c.1543-c.1600). Writer, entertainment describer. [ES iii, 305; Lawlis, Novels of Thomas Deloney (1961); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 114-5 (1981); Wright, Thomas Deloney (1981); DLB 167: 41 (1996)]
De Mountaint, Bartholomew. See Mountaint, Bartholomew de.
Denham, Sir John (1615-1669). Poet, playwright, translator. [JCS iii, 275; Hehir, Harmony from Discords (1968); Legouis, 'Sir John Denham' (1971); Berry, 'Sir John Denham at Law' (1974); Kelliher, 'John Denham' (1986); DLB 58, :80 (1987); DLB 126: 97 (1993)]
Denny, Mr. (fl. 1568-69). Patron (1568-9). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 83 (1910)]
Denny, Sir William (c.1603-76). Playwright. [Venn, ACant ii, 33 (1922); Annals, 223 (1989); Randall, Winter Fruit, 194-6 (1995)]
Deor, William (fl. 1428). Actor (at Glastonbury). [DTRB, 380 (1984)]
Derby, Countess of. See Stanley, Elizabeth Vere.
Derby, Earl of. See Stanley, Thomas (I) (1504-21); Stanley, Henry (1572-93); Stanley, Ferdinando (1593-4); Stanley, William (1594-1642); Stanley, James (1642-51).
Dering, Sir Edward (1598-1644). Playgoer, play adapter. [Gurr, Playgoing, 193 (1987); Annals, 223 (1989)]
De Rue, John (fl. 1616). French rope dancer. [REED Norwich, 150 (1984)]
Desmond, Earl of. See Feilding, George.
Detre, Simon (fl. 1585-90). Musician, actor(?) (Denmark). [Sjogren, 'Thomas Bull', 120-23 (1969)]
de Vere, John. See Vere, John de.
de Vere, Edward. See Vere, Edward de.
Devereaux, Frances. See Seymour, Frances Devereaux.
Devereaux, Penelope. See Rich, Penelope Devereaux.
Devereaux, Robert (I), 2nd (19th) Earl of Essex (1565-1601). Patron (Viscount Hereford's 1578-9; Essex's 1582-96), possibly masque writer. (Son of Walter Devereaux (II) and Lettice Knollys; brother of Penelope Devereaux Rich; husband of Frances Walsingham Sidney Devereaux de Burgh; father of Robert Devereaux (II), Frances Devereaux Seymour, and Walter Devereaux (III); son-in-law of Sir Francis Walsingham) [ES ii, 102; iii, 306; Peerage v, 141 (1926); Harrison, Robert Devereaux (1937); Lacey, Robert, Earl of Essex (1971); McGee and Meagher, 'Entertainments: 1558-1603', 139-40 (1981); DLB 136: 67 (1994); Gurr, Playing Companies, 170, 178 (1996); REED Somerset, 2, 994 (1996)]
Devereaux, Robert (II), 3rd (20th) Earl of Essex (1591-1646). Performer in masque (Coleorton Masque, 1618). (Son of Robert Devereaux (I) and Frances Walsingham Sidney Devereaux de Burgh; husband of Frances Howard Devereaux Carr; brother of Frances Devereaux Seymour; half-brother of Walter Devereaux (III); nephew of Penelope Devereaux Rich) [Peerage v, 142 (1926); Lindley, Court Masques, 275 (1995)]
Devereaux, Walter (I), 3rd (4th) Lord Ferrers of Chartley, 1st Viscount Hereford (c.1488-1558). Patron (Lord Ferrers' 1530). (Grandfather of Walter Devereaux (II)) [Peerage v, 326 (1926); Peerage vi, 478 (1926); DTRB, 381 (1984)]
Devereaux, Walter (II), 1st (18th) Earl of Essex (1541-76). Patron (Essex's 1572-76). (Husband of Lettice Knollys; father of Robert Devereaux (I) and Penelope Devereaux Rich) [Peerage v, 140 (1926); REED Cumb./West./Glouc., 442 (1986); ES ii, 102; Gurr, Playing Companies, 169, 178 (1996)]
Devereaux, Sir Walter (III) (fl. 1617-18). Performer in masque? (Coleorton Masque, 1618). (Illegitimate son of Robert Devereaux (I); half-brother of Robert Devereaux (II) and Frances Devereaux Seymour; nephew of Penelope Devereaux Rich) [Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Devereaux, Walter (IV), 5th Viscount Hereford (c.1578-c.1657). Performer in masque? (Coleorton Masque, 1618). (Cousin of Robert Devereaux (II), Frances Devereaux Seymour, and Sir Walter Devereaux (III)) [Peerage vi, 479 (1926); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Devonshire, Earl of. See Cavendish, William (III) (1626-84).
'Dick, E. Dutton's Boy' (fl. 1597). Boy actor (Admiral's 1597). [Nungezer, 116; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 53 (1931)]
Dickinson, Francis (fl. 1634). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 48 (1965)]
Dickinson, Thomas. See Dycconson, Thomas.
Digby, Anne Russell (d. 1696). Performer in masque (Tempe Restored, 1632, as Lady Anne Russell). (Sister of Francis Russell (II) and William Russell; wife of George Digby; daughter-in-law of John Digby) [Peerage ii, 321 (1912); Lindley, Court Masques, 279 (1995)]
Digby, George, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1612-77). Performer in masque (Coelum Britannicum, 1634, as Lord Digby). (Son of John Digby; husband of Anne Russell Digby; brother-in-law of William Russell) [Peerage ii, 321 (1912); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Digby, John, 1st Earl of Bristol (1586-1653). Performer in masques (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606, as Mr. Digby; Lord Hay's Masque, 1607, as Sir John Digby). (Father of George Digby; father-in-law of Anne Russell Digby) [Peerage ii, 320 (1912); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Digby, Sir Kenelm (1603-65). Translator(?). [JCS iii, 279; Petersson, Sir Kenelm Digby (1956)]
Dighton, William (fl. 1622). Actor in academic play (Trinity College, Cambridge 1622-3). [Venn, ACant ii, 42 (1922); REED Cambridge, 957 (1989)]
Dimmock, Mr. See Dymock, Master.
Dingwall, Lord. See Preston, Richard.
Distle (fl. 1601-35) (Distley, Dishley). Actor (Lord Dudley's 1616-30). [JCS ii, 423; Nungezer, 116; Stone, 'Companies of Players', 23-5 (1959); REED York, 593 (1979); George, 'Jacobean Actors', 112-13 (1983); George, 'Walmesley', 9 (1985); Wasson, 'Touring Companies', 51 (1988); Coman, 'Congleton Accounts', 7 (1989)]
Dixon, Thomas (fl. 1620-26). Failed theatrical speculator. [JCS ii, 423]
Dob (fl. 1598-1601). Actor (Admiral's). [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 116]
Dobson, John (1606?-?; fl. 1626). Actor (Queen Henrietta's 1626). [Nungezer, 116; JCS ii, 423]
Dodd, William (1577?-?; fl. 1597-1602). Playwright(?). [ES iii, 306]
Doncaster, Lord or Viscount. See Hay, James (II) (1618-36).
Donluce, Lord. See Mac Donnell, Randal.
Donne, John (1572-1631). Poet, playgoer. (Grandson of John Heywood) [Gurr, Playgoing, 193 (1987)]
Donstall, James. See Tunstall, James.
Donstone, James. See Tunstall, James.
Dorington, Richard (c.1587-1613<). Actor in academic play (Trinity, Cambridge, 1612-13). [Venn, ACant ii, 56 (1922); REED Cambridge, 952 (1989)]
Dorman, John (fl. 1620) (Dowman). Acrobat. [REED Norwich, 162, 173 (1984)]
Dormer, Anna Sophia Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon (d. 1695). Performer in masques (Chloridia, 1631; Tempe Restored, 1632; Temple of Love, 1635; Luminalia, 1638; Salmacida Spolia, 1640). (Daughter of Philip Herbert (I) and Susan Vere Herbert; wife of Robert Dormer; sister of Charles Herbert, Philip Herbert (II), and William Herbert (III); niece of William Herbert (II)) [Maidment and Logan, D'Avenant i, 305, 306 (1872); Grosart, Luminalia, 630 (1876); Peerage iii, 44 (1913); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 441 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 273 (1995)]
Dormer, Elizabeth. See Herbert, Elizabeth Dormer.
Dormer, Robert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon (c.1611-43). Performer in masque (Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631). (Brother of Elizabeth Dormer Herbert; husband of Anna Sophia Herbert Dormer; son-in-law of Philip Herbert (I) and Susan Vere Herbert; brother-in-law of Charles Herbert, Philip Herbert (II), and William Herbert (III)) [Peerage iii, 44 (1913); Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 429 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 507 (1969)]
Dormount, Christopher (fl. 1558). Minstrel. [Ingram, 'Minstrels', 40 (1984)]
Dorney, Richard (d. 1641). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 47 (1965); Sabol, 'New Documents', 19 (1966); BDECM, 350 (1998)]
Dorset, Countess of. See Clifford, Anne.
Dorset, Earl of. See Sackville, Thomas (I) (1604-08); Sackville, Richard (I) (1609-24); Sackville, Edward (1624-52).
Dorset, Marquess of. See Grey, Thomas (1501-30); Grey, Henry (1530-54).
Dorset, Robert (d. 1580; fl. 1561-79). Actor in academic plays (Oxford 1566). [Foster, AOx, 416 (1891); Boas, University Drama, 392 (1914)]
Doughton, Thomas. See Downton, Thomas.
Douglas, Gavin, Bishop of Dunkeld (1474-1522). Latin playwright. [Annals, 213, 224 (1989); DLB 132: 112 (1993)]
D'Ouvilley, George Gerbier (fl. 1657). Playwright. [Annals, 224 (1989); Randall, Winter Fruit, 361-3 (1995)]
Dover (fl. 1607). Actor. (may be Anthony Dover) [McMillin, 'Jonson's Early Entertainments', 160 (1968)]
Dover, Anthony (fl. 1634-5). Actor, wardrobe keeper (Salisbury Court 1634). [Nungezer, 117; JCS ii, 425; McMillin, 'Jonson's Early Entertainments', 160 (1968)]
Dowland, John (c.1563-1626). Musician for plays and entertainments, composer. (Father of Robert Dowland) [Poulton, John Dowland (1972); Ward, 'Dowland Miscellany' (1977); Frank, 'New Dowland Document' (1983); DLB 167: 72 (1996); BDECM, 354 (1998); Grove vii, 531 (2001)]
Dowland, Robert (c.1591-1641) (Dulandt). Musician in court masque (1613) and in Germany. (Son of John Dowland) [ES ii, 314; Nungezer, 122; JCS ii, 429; Poulton, John Dowland (1972); BDECM, 357 (1998); Grove vii, 538 (2001)]
Dowle, Rowland (1613-?; fl. 1631-8). Actor (King's). [Nungezer, 117; JCS ii, 425]
Dowman, John. See Dorman, John.
'Downton's boy' (fl. 1600-2). Boy actor (Admiral's). [Nungezer, 120]
Downton, Thomas (I) (d. 1625). Actor (Strange's 1593; Admiral's 1594; Pembroke's 1597; Admiral's-Prince Henry's-Palsgrave's 1597-1618). (Father of Thomas Downton (II)) [ES ii, 313; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 117; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 54 (1931); JCS ii, 426; Bowers, 'Shoemaker's Holiday' (1949); Eccles, 'Actors I' (1991); Wills, 146 (1993)]
Downton, Thomas (II) (b. 1601; fl. 1628-35). Actor (provincial). (Son of Thomas Downton (I)) [JCS ii, 426]
Drake, Robert (fl. 1550). Actor. [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 120]
Draper, Debora (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239 (1988)]
Draper, Mary (fl. 1617). Performer in masque (Cupid's Banishment, 1617). [McGee, 'Cupid's Banishment', 239 (1988)]
Drayton, Michael (c.1563-1631). Playwright, sharer (Blackfriars Boys). [ES iii, 306; Nungezer, 120; Tillotson, 'Drayton and the Gooderes' (1940); Newdigate, Michael Drayton (1941/61); Shapiro, 'Drayton at Polesworth' (1949); Taylor, 'Drayton and the Countess of Bedford' (1952); Whitfield, 'Clifford Chambers' (1965); Brink, Michael Drayton Revisited (1990); DLB 121: 97 (1992)]
Drew, George (d. 1625). Musician (harper). [Riewald, 'Actors and Musicians', 34 (1959)]
Drew, John (fl. 1634). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 46 (1965)]
Drewe, Bartholomew (fl. 1614). Actor, musician(?). [ES ii, 313; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 120; JCS ii, 427]
Drewe, Thomas (c.1586-1623<) (Drue, Drew). Actor (Queen Anne's 1613-18); playwright. [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 121; Sisson, 'Notes', 27 (1942); McManaway, 'Latin Title-Page Mottoes', 34 (1945); JCS ii, 427; iii, 280; Sisson, 'Red Bull Company' (1954); Schoenbaum, Bloody Banquet (1962); Eccles, 'Actors I', 46 (1991)]
Drington, Richard. See Errington, Richard.
Drom, Thomas (b. 1583; fl. 1601). Actor (Admiral's 1601). [ES ii, 313; Nungezer, 121; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 54 (1931)]
Drue, Thomas. See Drewe, Thomas.
Drummond, William, of Hawthornden (1585-1649). Poet, writer for royal entertainment. [JCS iii, 287; Fogle, Critical Study (1952); Macdonald, William Drummond, ix-xvii (1976); DLB 121: 110 (1992)]
Drury, Sir Robert (d. 1615). Performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Drury, William (fl. 1616-41). Latin playwright. [JCS iii, 290]
Drywoode, George (fl. 1618-26). Actor in academic plays (Trinity College, Cambridge 1618-28). [Venn, ACant ii, 70 (1922); REED Cambridge, 956, 959 (1989)]
Ducket, Gabriel (d. 1623; fl. 1560-80). Actor in academic play (St. John's, Cambridge, 1580). [Boas, University Drama, 397 (1914); Venn, ACant ii, 70 (1922)]
Dudley, Ambrose, 1st (21st) Earl of Warwick (c.1528-90). Patron (Lord Ambrose Dudley's 1559-61; Warwick's (aka Lord Ambrose Dudley's) 1562-82). (Son of John Dudley; brother of Robert Dudley; nephew of Sir Andrew Dudley; uncle of Sir Philip Sidney and Robert Sidney; son-in-law of Francis Russell (I)) [ES ii, 97; Peerage xii.2, 400 (1959); Blackstone, 'Patrons Calendar', 8 (1981); Haynes, White Bear (1987); Gurr, Playing Companies, 171, 181 (1996)]
Dudley, Sir Andrew (c.1507-59). Patron(?) ('Lord Andrew Dudley's' 1559). (Brother of John Dudley; uncle of Ambrose Dudley and Robert Dudley) [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 83 (1910); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 61 (1982)]
Dudley, Anne (fl. 1613). Performer in masque (Lords' Masque, 1613). [ES iii, 242]
Dudley, John, 1st Duke of Northumberland, 1st (19th) Earl of Warwick (1502-53). Patron (Duke of Northumberland's 1551-53). (Brother of Sir Andrew Dudley; father of Ambrose Dudley and Robert Dudley). [Peerage ix, 722 (1936); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 63 (1982); DTRB, 381 (1984); Lucas, 'Conspiracy and Court Revels' (1998)]
Dudley, Lord. See Sutton, Edward.
Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester (c.1532-88). Patron (Lord Robert Dudley's 1558-64, Leicester's 1564-88). (Son of John Dudley; brother of Ambrose Dudley; nephew of Sir Andrew Dudley; husband of Lettice Knollys Devereaux Dudley Blount; stepfather of Robert Devereaux; uncle of Sir Philip Sidney, Robert Sidney, and Mary Sidney Herbert) [ES ii, 85; Peerage vii, 549 (1929); Strong and van Dorsten, Leicester's Triumph (1964); Hasler, House of Commons ii, 61 (1981); Bindoff, House of Commons ii, 66 (1982); Haynes, White Bear (1987); MacLean, 'Leicester and the Evelyns' (1988); MacLean, 'Politics' (1993); Gurr, Playing Companies, 185 (1996); Axton, 'Robert Dudley' (1970)]
Dugdale, Gilbert (fl. c.1604). Writer. [ES iii, 308]
Duke, John (d. 1613). Actor (Chamberlain's 1598; Worcester's 1602-3; Queen Anne's 1604-09. [ES ii, 314; Nungezer, 121; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 45 (1931); JCS ii, 428; Sisson, 'Notes', 27 (1942); Eccles, 'Actors I', 47 (1991); Wills, 230 (1993)]
Dulandt, Robert. See Dowland, Robert.
Dunbar, William (c.1460-c.1513). Playwright(?). [MS ii, 454; Baxter, William Dunbar (1952); DTRB, 314, 414 (1984); DLB 132: 123 (1993); Bawcutt, Poems of William Dunbar (1998)]
Dungarvan, Lord. See Boyle, Richard.
Dunluce, Lord. See Mac Donnell, Randal (I) and Mac Donnell, Randal (II).
Dunstall, James. See Tunstall, James.
Dunstan, James. See Tunstall, James.
Dunstone, James. See Tunstall, James.
Durand, Lord (fl. 1591-2). Patron (1591-2). [Murray, English Dramatic Companies ii, 83 (1910)]
Dutlandt, Robert. See Dowland, Robert.
Dutton, Edward (fl. 1597-1611). Actor (Admiral's 1597-1602). [ES ii, 314; Bentley, 'Shakespeare's Fellows' (1928); Nungezer, 123; Greg, Dramatic Documents i, 55 (1931); Ingram, 'Globe Playhouse', 70 (1984); Eccles, 'Actors I', 47 (1991)]
Dutton, John (I) (c.1548-1614). Actor (Warwick's 1575-80; Oxford's 1580; Queen's 1583-92). (Brother of Laurence Dutton) [ES ii, 314; ; Nungezer, 123; Eccles, 'Actors I', 48 (1991); Mann, 'Sir Oliver Owlet's Men', 306-7 (1991); Wills, 230 (1993); Benbow, 'Dutton and Goffe versus Broughton' (1981); Ingram, 'Laurence Dutton' (2001)]
Dutton, John (II) (fl. 1598-1602). Playwright(?). (same as above?) [ES iii, 308]
Dutton, Laurence (fl. 1571-97). Actor (Lane's 1571-2; Lincoln's 1573; Clinton's 1574; Warwick's 1575-80; Oxford's 1580; Queen's 1583-91). (Brother of John Dutton (I)) [ES ii, 314; Nungezer, 124; Eccles, 'Actors I', 48 (1991); Mann, 'Sir Oliver Owlet's Men', 306-7 (1991); Benbow, 'Dutton and Goffe versus Broughton' (1981); Ingram, 'Laurence Dutton' (2001)]
Dutton, Sir Thomas (d. 1614). Performer in masque (Barriers at a Marriage, 1606). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950); Lindley, Court Masques, 274 (1995)]
Duvall, Nicholas (fl. 1634). Musician in masque (Triumph of Peace, 1634). [Lefkowitz, 'Longleat', 46 (1965)]
'Dwarf Bob' (fl. 1614). Actor. [Kincaid, 'Deciphered' (1972)]
Dycconson, Thomas (fl. 1563). Actor (Lincolnshire c.1563). [Barley, 'Plough Monday Play' (1954); Kahrl, 'Lincolnshire', 6 (1974)]
Dymmocke, John (fl. c. 1601). Translator(?). [Venn, ACant ii, 79 (1922); ES iii, 309]
Dymock, Master (fl. 1631-2). Performer in masques (Love's Triumph Through Callipolis, 1631; Albion's Triumph 1632). [Herford and Simpson, Ben Jonson x, 431 (1950); Orgel, Jonson Masques, 507 (1969); Brown, Aurelian Townshend, 90 (1983)]
Dymock, Tailbois (fl. 1584-1602). Playwright (in Lincoln). [Annals, 224 (1989)]