1623 - Theater, Film

Theater, Film

Theater: Love, Honor and Power (Amor, Honor y Poder) by Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca, 23; The Duke of Milan by Philip Massinger.

Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories and Tragedies According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio) is published at London by the bard's friends John Heminge, 67, and Henry Condell with 14 comedies, 10 histories, 11 tragedies, and a dedicatory poem by Ben Jonson "To the memory of my beloved, The Author Mr. William Shakespeare and what he hath left us." Heminge (or Heming, or Hemmings) prospered as a member of the King's Men theatrical company and served as its business manager for more than 25 years.