Dolan, Frances E.

Heywood, Thomas ("c. "1570-1641) English dramatist and actor, who claimed to have been involved in the writing of at least 220 plays, about 35 of which have survived. William Winstanley in his "Lives of the Most Famous English Poets" offers one possible explanation for the loss of so many of his plays: "'Tis said, that he not only acted himself almost every day, but also wrote each day a sheet: and that he might loose no time, many of his Plays were composed in the Tavern, on the back-side of Tavern Bills, which may be the occasion that so many of them be lost." Although little is known of Hey...