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Originally Posted by scc
FTFY, women weren't allowed to perform in plays until much later on in history.
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That is extremely dependent on time, place, and the type of theater. Although in classical Greek theater you are correct, and female parts were played by men.
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Originally Posted by talonthehand
Buffalo Bill and his troupe - PT Barnum too. I can’t think of any further back than the 17th century, but that’s probably because of my middling interest in history more than anything else.
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Burbage died in 1619 and was famous during the 16th century.
ETA: Gaius Ummidus Actus Anicetus and Clodius Aesopos were 1st century.