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  • The family came from Killigrew, meaning a "grove of eagles," in the parish of St. Erme, and they had everything to do with the founding and prosperity of early Falmouth, championing it against the rival claims and animosity of Penryn and Truro.

    The Cornwall Coast

  • Tom Killigrew is furious, as the last performance of Emperor is on Lady Day, but Kitty she will have to let out my costume will fill in for me, and Nick will fill in for Hart.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Thomas Killigrew retired from the stage in 1677, leaving his company to be mismanaged by his two sons, Henry and Charles.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Meg saw it and refunded the money immediately—actors, actresses, and Mr. Killigrew get complimentary fruit.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • I opened my eyes, and Mr. Killigrew was smiling down at me.

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  • “Thank you,” called Mr. Killigrew, after only a few bars, “that is enough.”

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Jerome reports that when he asked after you in the theatre, Tom Killigrew or so I gather, from his description of the man told him that you had departed for a late supper with friends.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Tom Killigrew sent a box of new scripts not that we will get to perform any of them soon, and we spent the day reading the parts aloud.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • Mr. Killigrew thundered, squinting into the dimness and stalking down the centre aisle with his great dog Kitt trotting beside him.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

  • You two have just destroyed the new scenery for Claracilla, the play Mr. Killigrew himself wrote.

    Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

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