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The English performer's memorial at Saint Leonard Churchyard, Shoreditch, London, England.
 
The English performer's memorial at Saint Leonard Churchyard, Shoreditch, London, England.
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Both "the Theater" and the Curtain theaters of Elizabethan times were near Saint Leonard.
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The tablet is marble.  James Burbage, William Somers (aka Sommers,) Richard Tarlton, Gabriel Spencer were buried there when ''Hamlet'' was in performance in 1602.
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William Sommers was the most famous court jester for Henry VIII.

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The English performer's memorial at Saint Leonard Churchyard, Shoreditch, London, England.

Both "the Theater" and the Curtain theaters of Elizabethan times were near Saint Leonard.

The tablet is marble. James Burbage, William Somers (aka Sommers,) Richard Tarlton, Gabriel Spencer were buried there when Hamlet was in performance in 1602.

William Sommers was the most famous court jester for Henry VIII.

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