Bardolph (Shakespeare character) I", the 1598 quarto, he is called "Rossill" (an archaic spelling of the name Russell) and is at one point specified as "sir Iohn Russel". This is generally taken to mean that he originally had that name in the first performances of the play, just as Falstaff too had originally been given another name: Sir John Oldcastle. Shakespeare may have changed the name when he was forced to change Oldcastle to Falstaff after complaints from the Oldcastle family. It is possible he decided to remove any suggestion that he was ridiculing the Russell family (which included William Russell, 1st Baron
The Shakespeare Project Shakespeare Company's production of "Nicholas Nickleby" was quoted by Marilyn Stasio of "The New York Post", observing: To this, John Kane, who created the role of Puck in Peter Brook's seminal production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", added: Edwin Richfield, whose roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company included Friar Lawrence in "Romeo and Juliet" said: Heather Canning, who appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Marat/Sade on Broadway, noted: About "The Shakespeare Project", Joseph Papp, head of the New York Shakespeare Festival said, ""The Shakespeare Project" provides a unique opportunity for New Yorkers to have exposure to actors from