Editing John Ogilby (section)

===Ireland (1633−1646)===
{{See also|Wars of the Three Kingdoms}}
In August 1633, [[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford]], the newly appointed [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]], invited Ogilby to Ireland to be dancing tutor to his wife and children, and a member of his troop of guards.{{sfnp|Ereira|2016|p=76}}{{sfnp|Van Eerde|1976 |p=20}} While in Dublin, Ogilby established Ireland's first theatre, the [[Werburgh Street Theatre]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Alan J. |last=Fletcher |title=Drama, Performance, and Polity in Pre-Cromwellian Ireland |location=Toronto |publisher=University of Toronto Press |date=1999 |pages=261–264 |isbn=9780802043771}}</ref> In 1637, as a consequence of this enterprise and to discourage competitors, Wentworth appointed Ogilby [[Master of the Revels]] for Ireland, with power to permit and forbid performances.{{sfnp|Ereira|2016|p=83}} The theatre remained open for four years; it had mixed success but it had to be closed as a result of the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]].<ref name="Parker">{{cite book |first=Philip |last=Parker |title=The Atlas of Atlases |date=25 October 2022 |isbn=9780711268050 |oclc= 1292066597 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=SN-PEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA153 153]|publisher=Ivy Press }}</ref> With theatre and dancing ruled out, Ogilby spent his time learning Latin and then translating the complete works of [[Virgil]].{{sfnp|Ereira|2016|pp=109, 111}}