| Summary |
Venue(s) |
Troupe(s) |
People |
Date Happened |
Date Recorded |
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Chamberlain's Office, 'Sharers' Papers': The ruling
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Blackfriars (II); Globe (II) |
King's Men (1625-1642) |
Benfield, Robert; Pollard, Thomas; Swanston, Elliard |
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From: 12 July 1635 |
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Chancery, Woodford vs Strood et al: Court documents provide details of the Whitefriars lease and ownership
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Whitefriars |
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Hunt, Richard; Sheppard, Thomas; Strood, Thomas; Woodford, Thomas |
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John Lyly and Thomas Nashe reputedly write libellous plays
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Lyly, John; Nashe, Thomas |
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From: 5 November 1589 |
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Edward Alleyn petitions the Privy Council, Treasury for incomes, leases and fees related to the Mastership of the King's Game
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Bear Garden; Court |
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Alleyn, Edward |
undated |
undated |
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Public playhouses present secular drama: Stow
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Curtain; Theatre |
... |
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undated |
From: 1598 |
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The title-page of the 1607 edition of The Woman Hater claims the play has 'lately' been acted by 'the Children of Paul's'
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St Paul's (II) |
Children of Paul's (II) |
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From: 1607 |
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The printer's address to the reader in Lyly's Endymion suggests that St Paul's playhouse is closed
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St Paul's (I) |
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... |
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From: 1591 |
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The Phoenix auditorium is spherical
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
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... |
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From: 1640 |
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The millstream and pond neighbouring the prospective Swan site have a tendency to overflow
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Paris Garden; Swan |
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William Longe sells the Curtain estate to Thomas Harberte
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Curtain |
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Harberte, Thomas; Hickes, Richard; Lanman, Henry; Longe, William; Longe, Maurice; Manne, Robert; Medley, Robert; Wilkins, Thomas; Wilkinson, Thomas |
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From: 18 March 1582 |
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Commissioners of the Sewers assess Francis Langley's share of maintenance at Paris Garden
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Paris Garden |
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Langley, Francis |
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The register of Archbishop John Whitgift lists the choristers of St Paul's by name
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St Paul's (I) |
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Buckeredge, Edward; Cuddington, Thomas; Jennynges, Giles; Meycocke, William; Taylor, John; Thaire, William; Weste, Thomas; Weste, Humphrey; Willson, Germaine |
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From: 12 August 1594 |
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The St Dunstan in the West parish registers record the death of 'Gerry, out of the playe howse in ye ffryers,' and his son and wife
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Whitefriars |
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'out of the playhouse', Gerry; of Gerry, wife; –––, Francis |
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From: 29 September 1607 To: 30 September 1607 |
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The House of Commons committee reports back on the Blackfriars petition
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Blackfriars (II) |
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Herbert, Philip; Rudyard, Benjamin; Stuart, Charles I |
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From: 11 March 1626 |
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The St Paul's almonry appears for the first time in a cathedral lease
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St Paul's (I) |
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From: 1564 |
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Details from the St Paul's almonry leases offer insight into the layout of the buildings on the cathedral property
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St Paul's (I) |
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Creeke, William |
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From: 1578 To: 1583 |
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William Browne the actor makes his will
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music at Paul's -- Duke of Stettin-Pomerania
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Children of the Chapel (IV) |
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The manuscript play The Argument of Meleager is attributed to the Children of Paul's
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St Paul's (I) |
... |
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From: before 1588 |
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Samuel Rowley urges Philip Henslowe to pay authors of 'The Six Yeomen of the West'
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Fortune (I) |
Admiral's Men |
Day, John; Haughton, William; Henslowe, Philip; Rowley, Samuel |
undated |
undated |
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Samuel Rowley urges Philip Henslowe to pay John Day and William Haughton
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Fortune (I) |
Admiral's Men |
Day, John; Haughton, William; Henslowe, Philip; Rowley, Samuel |
undated |
undated |
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The Children of Paul's and the Children of the Chapel performed Alexander and Campaspe on Twelfth Night
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St Paul's (I) |
Children of the Chapel (III) |
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From: 1584 |
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Nathan Field seeks bail from Philip Henslowe
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Hope; Rose; Swan |
Lady Elizabeth's Men |
Field, Nathan; Henslowe, Philip |
undated |
undated |
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Chancery, Evans vs Kirkham: Evans states his case
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Blackfriars (II) |
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Burbage, Richard; Egerton, Thomas; Evans, Henry; Hawkins, Alexander; Kendall, Thomas; Kirkham, Edward; Muskett, Sy:; Rastell, William; Tudor, Elizabeth |
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From: 5 May 1612 |
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Sir William Faunt writes to Edward Alleyn concerning bulls for Paris Garden
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
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Alleyn, Edward; Faunt, William |
undated |
undated |
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A French company is allowed to play at the Red Bull
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Red Bull |
French Players (c1635) |
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From: 22 November 1629 |
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Theatres use bills to advertise
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playhouse |
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From: 1577 |
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Rowland White to Sir Philip Sidney: Today the Queen is entertained by a French rope dancer, tomorrow by a baiting
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Bear Garden; Court |
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Sidney, Philip; Tudor, Elizabeth; Whyte, Rowland |
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Sir Henry Herbert lists the chief players at the Red Bull
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Red Bull |
Red Bull (Revels) Company (1619-c1623) |
Basse, Thomas; Blaney, John; Cumber, John; Lee, Robert; Perkins, Richard; Robbins, William; Worth, Ellis |
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From: 1622 |
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King's Bench, Rastell and Kirkham vs Hawkins: Rastell and Kirkham state their case
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Blackfriars (I) |
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Burbage, Richard; Burbage, James; Harborne, Simon; Hawkins, Alexander; Kendall, Thomas; Kirkham, Edward; More, William; Rastell, William; Robinson, John |
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From: 1609 |
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A balladeer is robbed at the Red Bull
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Red Bull |
... |
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undated |
From: circa 1623 |
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'Jane Shore' is rewritten for the Worcester's Men at the Rose
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Rose |
Worcester's Men (1589-1603) |
Henslowe, Philip |
undated |
undated |
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Boar's Head converted to tenements
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Boar's Head |
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Poley, John |
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From: 23 June 1618 |
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The Red Bull produces empty-headed comedies
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Red Bull |
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Randolph, Thomas |
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From: 1638 |
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An epigram on Dick Whittington may refer to the Fortune theatre
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Fortune (I) |
... |
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undated |
From: 1613 |
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Ratsey advises a traveling player to go to London and perform 'Hamlet'
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Burbage, Richard |
undated |
From: circa 1606 |
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Boys go to playhouses to meet girls: Gosson
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playhouse |
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undated |
From: 1582 |
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Requests, King's Men vs Brend: The King's Men present their interrogatories
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Globe (I); Globe (II) |
King's Men (1625-1642) |
Bodley, John; Brend, Matthew; Brend, Nicholas; Burbage, Cuthbert; Burbage, Richard; Condell, Henry; Heminges, John; Robinson, Richard |
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undated |
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According to a holograph note in an early edition of 'A Game at Chess,' the players claimed to have taken in £1500 before the play was suppressed
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Globe (II) |
King's Men (1625-1642) |
... |
undated |
undated |
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Sebastian Westcott is found guilty of keeping plays
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St Paul's (I) |
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Norton, –––; Nowell, Alexander; Westcott, Sebastian |
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From: 8 December 1575 |
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Tidal water from the millpond at Paris Garden often overflows the groundwork and floodgates
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Paris Garden; Swan |
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The millpond at Paris Garden floods the surrounding houses, grounds and highways
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Paris Garden; Swan |
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A chorister of St Paul's is kidnapped
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St Paul's (I) |
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Cordell, William; Westcott, Sebastian; Wilson, Thomas |
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From: 3 December 1575 |
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The Privy Council forestalls the performance of a lewd play
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Boar's Head Inn |
Boar's Head Inn Players |
Curtis, Thomas |
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From: 5 September 1557 |
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A fencer wishes to play his provost's prize at the Bull
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Bull |
... |
Blanke, Thomas; David, John; Dudley, Ambrose |
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From: 1 July 1582 |
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The 'platt' of '2 Seven Deadly Sins' provides details of cast and staging
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Belt, Thomas; Bryan, George; Burbage, Richard; Cowley, Richard; Duke, John; Goodale, Thomas; Gough, Robert; Holland, John; Pallant, Robert; Phillips, Augustine; Pope, Thomas; Sincler, John; Slye, William |
undated |
undated |
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Secretary of the Duke of Najera reports on the sport of baiting in London
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Bear Garden |
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de Gante, Pedro; de Lara, Manriquez |
To: 1543 |
From: 1543 |
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A Spanish diplomat describes his visit to Paris Garden
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
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To: 1544 |
From: 1544 |
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Chancery, Burbage v Brayne: James Burbage states his case
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Theatre |
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Allen, Giles; Brayne, Margaret; Brayne, John; Burbage, James; Burbage, Cuthbert; Burbage, Richard; Burbage, Alice; Burbage, Ellen; Burbage, Ellen; Gardiner, John; Hatton, Christopher; Miles, Robert; Morgan, Francis; Tomson, William |
From: Autumn To: 1588 |
From: Autumn 1588 |
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Poems compared to bear-baiting: Hall
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
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From: before To: 1597 |
From: 1597 |