Shakespeare in performance works were plundered for these scenes. Among the drolls taken from Shakespeare were "Bottom the Weaver" (Bottom's scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream") and "The Grave-makers" (the gravedigger's scene from "Hamlet"). At the Restoration in 1660, Shakespeare's plays were divided between the two newly licensed companies: the King's Company of Thomas Killigrew and the Duke's Men of William Davenant. The licensing system prevailed for two centuries; from 1660 to 1843, only two main companies regularly presented Shakespeare in London. Davenant, who had known early-Stuart actors such as John Lowin and Joseph Taylor, was the main figure establishing some continuity with
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