Summary |
Venue(s) |
Troupe(s) |
People |
Date Happened |
Date Recorded |
Moll Frith -- Dekker and Middleton's 'Roaring Girl' -- tells of a robbery at the Swan
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Swan |
... |
... |
From: before 1611 |
From: 1611 |
The title-page of Chapman's 'May Day' claims the play was performed at the Blackfriars
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Blackfriars (II) |
... |
... |
From: 1611 |
From: 1611 |
The King's Men performed 'Catiline'
|
... |
King's Men (1603-1625) |
... |
From: 1611 |
From: 1616 |
Prince Otto von Hessen-Cassell describes London's theatre scene in 1611
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Bear Garden; Blackfriars (II); Boar's Head; Curtain; Fortune (I); Globe (I); Red Bull; Whitefriars |
Children of the Queen's Revels (1604-c1614); King's Men (1603-1625) |
von Hessen-Cassel, Otto |
From: 1611 |
From: 1611 |
The 1616 Works edition of Jonson's Catiline includes the original cast list
|
... |
King's Men (1603-1625) |
Burbage, Richard; Condell, Henry; Cooke, Alexander; Ecclestone, William; Heminges, John; Lowin, John; Ostler, William; Robinson, Richard; Tooley, Nicholas; Underwood, John |
From: 1611 |
From: 1616 |
Thomas Heywood commends the play 'Greene's Tu Quoque,' its writer and eponymous star
|
Red Bull |
... |
Greene, Thomas |
From: 1611 |
From: 1614 |
The Venetian ambassador visits the Curtain
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Curtain |
... |
Foscarini, Antonio |
undated |
undated |
Requests, Edward Alleyn vs William Henslowe: Alleyn states his case
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Bear Garden; Fortune (I); Fortune (II); Hope |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, William; Henslowe, Philip |
From: circa 1611 To: 31 January 1624 |
From: 31 January 1624 |
The King's Men performed 'A King and No King' at the Blackfriars
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Blackfriars (II) |
King's Men (1603-1625) |
Beaumont, Francis; Fletcher, John |
From: 1611 To: 1625 |
From: 1625 |
The King's Men perform 'A King and No King' at the Globe
|
Globe (I) |
King's Men (1603-1625) |
... |
From: 1611 To: 1625 |
From: 1619 |
A man is assaulted at the Fortune
|
Fortune (I) |
... |
Borne, Gilbert; Brewyn, Ralph; Leigh, Robert; Shaw, John |
From: 26 February 1611 |
From: 14 March 1611 |
Philip Henslowe 'et alii' are granted a warrant as 'Masters of Paris Garden,' and keepers of the bears and lion
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Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Henslowe, Philip |
From: 12 March 1611 |
From: 12 March 1611 |
Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn are issued 'two white bears' in patent
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Bear Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip |
From: 20 March 1611 |
From: 20 March 1611 |
The Lady's Elizabeth's Men are licensed to play
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... |
Lady Elizabeth's Men |
Moore, Joseph; Stuart, Elizabeth; Townsend, John |
From: 27 April 1611 |
From: 27 April 1611 |
Philip Henslowe receives 20l for keeping the King's game
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Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Henslowe, Philip |
From: 8 May 1611 |
From: 8 May 1611 |
Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn receive 42l 10s for the care of two white bears and a young lion
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Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip |
From: 8 May 1611 |
From: 8 May 1611 |
Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn commission Thomas Radford as deputy
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Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip; Radford, Thomas |
From: 11 May 1611 |
From: 11 May 1611 |
Simon Forman digests the plot of 'The Winter's Tale'
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Globe (I) |
... |
Forman, Simon |
From: Wednesday 15 May 1611 |
From: after Wednesday 15 May 1611 To: before 12 September 1611 |
Requests, Keysar vs Burbage et al: The court orders the examination of witnesses
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Blackfriars (II) |
... |
Burbage, Richard; Keysar, Robert; Willbraham, Raphe |
From: 21 May 1611 |
From: 21 May 1611 |
Requests, Keysar v Burbage et al: The court responds to an affidavit
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Blackfriars (II) |
... |
Burbage, Cuthbert; Keysar, Robert; Walter, John; Willbraham, Raphe |
From: Saturday June 1611 |
From: Saturday 9 June 1611 |
Requests, Keysar vs Burbage et al: The court orders an extension for the examinations
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Blackfriars (II) |
... |
Burbage, Cuthbert; Keysar, Robert; Walter, John; Willbraham, Raphe |
From: 9 June 1611 |
From: 9 June 1611 |
Requests, Keysar v Burbage et al: The defendants name their witnesses
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Blackfriars (II); Whitefriars |
... |
Baxstead, William; Burbage, Cuthbert; Evans, Henry; Evans, –––; Field, Nathan; Hawkins, Margaret; Keysar, Robert; Marston, John; Ostler, William; Rosseter, Philip; Underwood, John |
From: 18 June 1611 |
From: 18 June 1611 |
The Curtain has fallen into decay
|
Curtain |
... |
... |
From: 1 July 1611 |
From: 1 July 1611 |
Simon Forman digests the plot of Macbeth
|
Globe (I) |
... |
Forman, Simon |
From: before 12 September 1611 |
From: 20 April 1611 |
Simon Forman digests the plot of Richard II
|
Globe (I) |
... |
Forman, Simon |
From: before 12 September 1611 |
From: 30 April 1611 |
Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe receive 18l 5s for the care of two white bears and a lion
|
Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip |
From: 21 September 1611 |
From: 21 September 1611 |
W. R. writes an epitaph for Thomas Greene
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... |
Queen Anne's Men |
Greene, Thomas |
From: 1612 |
From: 1614 |
'If It be not good, the Devil is in It' is acted at the Red Bull by Queen Anne's Men
|
Red Bull |
Queen Anne's Men |
... |
From: before 1612 |
From: 1612 |
Playwrights share in the third night's profit of the playhouse
|
playhouse |
... |
Dekker, Thomas |
From: before 1612 |
From: 1612 |
Theatres use a door-keeper to collect admission
|
playhouse |
... |
... |
From: before 1612 |
From: 1612 |
The title-page of the 1612 edition of 'A Woman is a Weathercock' claims the play was performed at the Whitefriars
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Whitefriars |
Children of the Queen's Revels (1604-c1614) |
... |
From: 1612 |
From: 1612 |
Newington produces bad poetry
|
Newington Butts |
... |
... |
From: circa 1612 |
From: 1612 |
Queen Anne's Men perform 'The White Devil'
|
... |
Queen Anne's Men |
... |
From: before 1612 |
From: 1612 |
The title-page of Chapman's 'The Widows Tears' claims the play was performed at the Blackfriars and Whitefriars
|
Blackfriars (II); Whitefriars |
... |
... |
From: 1612 |
From: 1612 |
Henslowe and Alleyn petition King James to recover baiting losses after visit from Duc de Bouillon
|
Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; de la Tour, Henri; Henslowe, Philip; Stuart, James I |
From: 1612 |
From: 1612 |
Requests, Woodford vs Holland: Holland's answer
|
Red Bull |
Queen Anne's Men |
Goldsmith, Clement; Holland, Aaron; Stone, Philip; Woodford, Thomas; Wormleighton, Ralph |
From: 1612 To: 1614 |
undated |
Chancery, Queen's Men vs Beeston: Heywood deposes
|
Red Bull |
Queen Anne's Men |
Beeston, Christopher; Greene, Thomas; Heywood, Thomas |
From: 1612 To: 1615 |
From: 1623 |
Chancery, Worth and Blaney vs Baskervile and Browne: Perkins deposes
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Red Bull |
Queen Anne's Men; Red Bull (Revels) Company (1619-c1623) |
Albone, Thomas; Baskervile, née Shawe, Susan; Blaney, John; Browne, William (III); Heywood, Thomas; Perkins, Richard; Thayer, John; Walpole, Francis; Worth, Ellis |
From: circa 1612 To: 1623 |
From: 1623 |
Chancery, Worth, Cumber and Blaney vs Baskervile and Browne: Worth and Blaney state their case
|
Phoenix/Cockpit; Red Bull |
Queen Anne's Men; Red Bull (Revels) Company (1619-c1623) |
Baskervile, James; Baskervile, née Shawe, Susan; Beeston, Christopher; Blaney, John; Browne, William (III); Cumber, John; Drewe, Thomas; Greene, Thomas; Heywood, Thomas; Jordan, William; Reade, Emanuel; Reynolds, Robert; Robbins, William; Walpole, Francis; Worth, Ellis |
From: circa 1612 To: 1623 |
From: 23 May 1623 |
Chancery, Thomas Woodford vs Aaron Holland: court dismisses the suit
|
Red Bull |
... |
Holland, Aaron; Woodford, Thomas |
From: 1612 To: 1624 |
From: 3 May 1624 |
Giovanni Perondini, servant to the Duke of Savoy, receives a warrant in reward for a 'beast of recreacion'
|
Bear Garden; Court |
... |
of Savoy, Charles Emmanuel I; Perondini, Giovanni |
From: 13 March 1612 |
From: 13 March 1612 |
Robert Browne seeks employment for a player's wife from Alleyn
|
Fortune (I) |
Admiral's Men; Prince Charles' Men (c1609-1625) |
Alleyn, Edward; Browne, Robert |
From: 11 April 1612 |
From: 11 April 1612 |
Earl of Bedford requests the return of mastiffs from Edward Alleyn
|
Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Parkines, Edward; Russell, Edward |
From: 13 April 1612 |
From: 13 April 1612 |
Thomas Morris and William Grove sell 'one male lyon' to William Peadle
|
Bear Garden |
... |
Grove, William; Morris, Thomas; Peadle, William |
From: 13 April 1612 |
From: 13 April 1612 |
The Swan pays £5 3s 4d to the Overseers of the Poor of Paris Garden
|
Swan |
... |
Snellin, Richard; Weston, Thomas |
From: 16 April 1612 |
From: 16 April 1612 |
John Morgan and Richard Tyler receive commission to acquire animals for baiting
|
Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip |
From: 18 April 1612 |
From: 18 April 1612 |
Philip Henslowe receives payments of 10l, and 18l 5s, respectively, in his role as Master of the King's Game
|
Bear Garden; Court |
... |
Henslowe, Philip |
From: 23 May 1612 |
From: 23 May 1612 |
Edward Pearce is dead
|
St Paul's (II) |
Children of Paul's (II) |
Pearce, Edward |
From: 15 June 1612 |
From: 15 June 1612 |
Requests, Woodford vs Holland: The court orders Holland to appear and answer the complaint
|
Red Bull |
Queen Anne's Men |
Holland, Aaron; Swinnerton, Thomas; Woodford, Thomas |
From: 17 June 1612 To: April 1613 |
From: 10 May 1613 |
Requests, Woodford vs Holland: Holland ordered to appear
|
Red Bull |
Queen Anne's Men |
Dyot, Anthony; Holland, Aaron; Woodford, Thomas |
From: 17 June 1612 To: April 1613 |
From: 15 June 1613 |