Which proprietor of the Rose Theatre repaired and expanded it in 1592 and 1595?
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Correct answer: B. Philip Henslowe
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Henslowe built the Rose on Bankside (1587) with John Cholmley and enlarged it in 1592; his Diary records its repertory (Marlowe, early Shakespeare) and Edward Alleyn's Admiral's Men. The Burbages ran the Theatre and the Globe, and Langley built the Swan.
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