Richard Tarlton
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Richard Tarlton
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Richard Tarlton was an English actor of the Elizabethan era. He was the most famous clown of his era, known for his extempore comic doggerel verse, which came to be known as "Tarltons". He helped to turn Elizabethan theatre into a form of mass entertainment paving the way for the Shakespearean stage. After his death many witticisms and pranks were attributed to him and were published as Tarlton's Jests. Tarlton was also an accomplished dancer, musician and fencer. He was also a writer, authoring
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British actor and clown of the Elizabethan era
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2024-03-14T15:17:35Z
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