Talk:William Davenant

"First person ever to have women acting in the theatre"[change source]

The article said he was "the first person ever to have women acting in the theatre." This is certainly not true. Theatre goes back to Ancient Greece in the Western world, and it definitely existed in other parts of the world too. There have certainly been women actors before him. If this is to remain in the article, it should be qualified. Lights and freedom (talk) 00:06, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Within the British (or at least English) dramatic context he was the first (or at least the first that we know about). 70.49.52.169 (talk) 20:27, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]