| Summary |
Venue(s) |
Troupe(s) |
People |
Date Happened |
Date Recorded |
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The Swan pays 9s 3d to the Overseers of the Poor of Paris Garden
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Swan |
... |
Dancer, Gyles; Payne, John; Williams, Henry |
From: 20 April 1615 |
From: 20 April 1615 |
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A signet bill confirms Phillip Rosseter's patent for the new Porter's Hall playhouse
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Porter's Hall; Whitefriars |
Children of the Queen's Revels; Lady Elizabeth's Men; Prince Charles' Men (I) |
Jones, Robert; Jones, Robert; Kingman, Philip; Lake, Thomas; Reeve, Ralph; Rosseter, Philip; Sanders, –––; Stuart, James I |
From: 31 May 1615 |
From: 31 May 1615 |
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Philip Rosseter secures a patent to build a new playhouse in the Blackfriars precinct
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Porter's Hall; Whitefriars |
Children of the Queen's Revels; Lady Elizabeth's Men; Prince Charles' Men (I) |
Jones, Robert; Kingman, Philip; Reeve, Ralph; Rosseter, Philip; Sanders, ––– |
From: 3 June 1615 |
From: 3 June 1615 |
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Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: John Henslowe itemizes the leases held back by Edward Alleyn and Agnes Henslowe
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Bear Garden; Fortune (I) |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Bilson, Leonard; Henslowe, John; Henslowe, Agnes; Henslowe, Philip; Keyes, –––; Russell, James; Stuart, James I |
From: 17 June 1615 |
From: 17 June 1615 |
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The inhabitants of the Blackfriars precinct protest Philip Rosseter's plans to build a new playhouse
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Porter's Hall |
... |
Evers (Eure), Ralph |
From: circa August 1615 |
From: circa August 1615 |
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The mayor and aldermen of London try to block Philip Rosseter's plans for a new playhouse at Puddle Wharf
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Blackfriars (II); Porter's Hall |
King's Men (I) |
Bennett, Thomas; Bolles, George; Craven, William; Garrard, John; Hayes, Thomas; Rosseter, Philip; Sanders, ––– |
From: circa August 1615 To: September 1615 |
From: circa August 1615 To: September 1615 |
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Sir Edward Coke writes to the lord mayor against the projected new playhouse
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Porter's Hall; Whitefriars |
... |
Coke, Edward; Hayes, Thomas; Stuart, James I |
From: 13 August 1615 |
From: 13 August 1615 |
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The privy council stays the erection of Philip Rosseter's new playhouse until they have determined its fate
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Porter's Hall |
... |
Coke, Edward; Jolles, John; Rosseter, Philip; Sanders, ––– |
From: 26 September 1615 |
From: 26 September 1615 |
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The city remembrancer is to be paid for his efforts toward the restraint of the projected playhouse at Puddle Wharf
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Porter's Hall |
... |
Dyos, William; Fish, Cornelius |
From: 28 September 1615 |
From: 28 September 1615 |
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Common Pleas, Osteler vs Heminges: The bill of complaint
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Blackfriars (II); Globe (I); Globe (II) |
King's Men (I) |
Brown, Cecilia; Burbage, Richard; Burbage, Cuthbert; Condell, Henry; Evans, Thomas; Heminges, John; Ostler, Thomasina; Ostler, William; Shakespeare, William; Slye, William |
undated |
undated |
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Prince Charles' Men leave the Hope and ask Alleyn for a loan
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Bear Garden; Hope |
Prince Charles' Men (I) |
Alleyn, Edward; Attwell, Hugh; Hamlen, Robert; Meade, Jacob; Newton, John; Rowley, William; Smith, Anthony; Taylor, Joseph |
From: circa Winter 1616 To: Winter |
undated |
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The title-page of the 1616 edition of 'A Trick to Catch the Old One' claims the play was acted at Paul's, the Blackfriars, and at Court
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Blackfriars (II); Court; St Paul's (II) |
... |
Stuart, James I |
From: 1616 |
From: 1616 |
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The King's Men performed 'The Devil is an Ass'
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... |
King's Men (I) |
... |
From: 1616 |
From: 1631 |
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Jonson's 'The Masque of Christmas' describes thew recruitment of boy players for the King's Men
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... |
King's Men (I) |
Burbage, Richard; Heminges, John |
From: circa 1616 |
From: 1640 |
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Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore reports on John Henslowe's claim
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Bear Garden; Fortune (I) |
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Alleyn, Edward; Gardiner, Stephen; Henslowe, Agnes; Henslowe, John; Henslowe, Philip; Moore, Richard |
From: 1616 |
From: 26 January 1617 |
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Alleyn inherits the joint salary for Mastership of the Bears after Henslowe's death
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Bear Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip |
From: circa 1616 |
From: circa 1616 |
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Anthony Cooke defends himself against charges of opposing the taking up of animals by Beargarden deputies
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Bear Garden |
... |
Cooke, Anthony; Howard, Thomas; Skales, John |
From: before 1616 |
From: before 1616 |
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Meredith Morgan asks Philip Henslowe to receive a wolf
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Bear Garden |
... |
Henslowe, Philip; Meade, Jacob; Morgan, Meredith |
From: before 1616 |
From: before 1616 |
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The King's Men performed 'The Widow' at the Blackfriars
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Blackfriars (II) |
King's Men (I) |
... |
From: 1616 To: 1642 |
From: 1652 |
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Henslowe wills properties to his wife Agnes, including the lease of the Beargarden
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Bear Garden; Boar's Head |
... |
Henslowe, Philip; Henslowe, Agnes |
From: 6 January 1616 |
From: 6 January 1616 |
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Requests, Trevell vs Cooke et al: Cooke deposes
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Whitefriars |
Children of the Whitefriars |
Barry, Lording; Cooke, William; Cooke, John; Jobber, –––; Mason, John; Sibthorpe, Edward; Trevell, William |
From: 5 February 1616 |
From: 5 February 1616 |
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Buck receives a 'lenten dispensation' from the King's Men
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... |
King's Men (I) |
Buck, George |
From: 23 March 1616 |
From: 1821 |
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Chancery, John Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn et al: Mr Moore, a Master of the Chancery Court, considers that Edward Alleyn has acted suspiciously
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Bear Garden; Fortune (I) |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, John; Henslowe, Philip; Moore, Richard |
From: 30 April 1616 |
From: 30 April 1616 |
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Chancery, Alleyn vs Henslowe: Alleyn is cited as 'a cheef meanes' of increase for Henslowe's estate
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Bear Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, William; Meade, Jacob |
From: circa 2 August 1616 To: 6 November 1616 |
From: circa 2 August 1616 To: 6 November 1616 |
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Chancery, Hussey vs Kirke: Christopher Beeston leases land to build a theatre
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
... |
Atkins, John; Beeston, Christopher; Best, John; Best, Katherine; Westwood, Jonas |
From: 9 August 1616 To: 4 May 1633 |
From: 1647 |
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The lord mayor asks the lord chamberlain to intervene against Philip Rosseter on the city's behalf
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Porter's Hall |
... |
Hayes, Thomas; Herbert, William; Jolles, John; Rosseter, Philip |
From: 21 August 1616 |
From: 21 August 1616 |
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Thomas Yonge writes to Edward Alleyn and Philip Henslowe about the commission to acquire baiting animals
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip; Yonge, Thomas |
From: before 24 August 1616 |
From: before 24 August 1616 |
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The King's Men performed 'The Merry Devil of Edmonton' at the Globe
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Globe (I); Globe (II) |
King's Men (I) |
... |
From: before 1617 |
From: 1617 |
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Chancery, William Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn: Despite Alleyn's protests, the court orders the suit to proceed
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Bear Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, William |
From: 1617 |
From: 1617 |
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Responding to a petition against him by Jacob Meade, Alleyn submits a counter-petition to the Lord Chamberlain
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Bear Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Herbert, William |
From: circa 1617 To: 1619 |
From: circa 1617 To: 1619 |
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Edward Alleyn describes items of a dispute with Jacob Meade
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Bear Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, Philip; Meade, Jacob |
From: circa 1617 To: 1619 |
From: circa 1617 To: 1619 |
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The King's Men performed 'The Fatal Dowry' at the Blackfriars
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Blackfriars (II) |
King's Men (I); King's Men (II) |
... |
From: 1617 To: 1632 |
From: 1632 |
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The privy council orders the new playhouse being erected in the Blackfriars to be pulled down
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Porter's Hall |
... |
... |
From: 27 January 1617 |
From: 27 January 1617 |
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Apprentices riot at the Cockpit: Edward Sherburne
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
Queen Anne's Men |
Carleton, Dudley; Sherburne, Edward |
From: 4 March 1617 |
From: 8 March 1617 |
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Apprentices riot at the Cockpit: John Chamberlain
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
Queen Anne's Men |
Carleton, Dudley; Chamberlain, John |
From: 4 March 1617 |
From: 8 March 1617 |
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Apprentices riot at the Cockpit: Privy Council response
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
Queen Anne's Men |
Bolles, George |
From: 4 March 1617 |
From: 5 March 1617 |
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Middleton alludes to the destruction of the Cockpit/Phoenix
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
... |
Middleton, Thomas |
From: 4 March 1617 |
From: 1619 |
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Collier forges a ballad about the destruction of the Cockpit
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
Queen Anne's Men |
Day, John; Dekker, Thomas; Heywood, Thomas; Middleton, Thomas |
From: 4 March 1617 |
From: 1831 |
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'The Owl's Almanac' commemorates the destruction of the Cockpit/Phoenix
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
... |
... |
From: 4 March 1617 |
From: 1618 |
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Apprentices riot at the Cockpit: Edmund Howes
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Phoenix/Cockpit |
Queen Anne's Men |
... |
From: 4 March 1617 |
From: 1631 |
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The Archpriest of England prohibits clergy from attending public playhouses
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Globe (I); Inns of Court |
... |
Colleton, John; Harrison, William; Leke, Thomas |
From: 9 March 1617 |
From: 9 March 1617 |
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A message is delivered from St James' palace to the Red Bull players
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Red Bull |
Prince Charles' Men (I) |
... |
From: April 1617 |
From: April To: 1617 |
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Chancery, Edward Alleyn vs William Henslowe: Alleyn asserts his claim to the Bear Garden
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Bear Garden |
... |
Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, William |
From: 5 June 1617 |
From: 16 June 1617 |
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Edward Alleyn pays rent on the Blackfriars
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Blackfriars (II) |
... |
Alleyn, Edward |
From: 22 October 1617 |
From: 22 October 1617 |
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Chancery, William Henslowe vs Edward Alleyn: Henslowe accuses Alleyn of suppressing Phillip Henslowe's will and other acts of thievery
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Bear Garden |
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Alleyn, Edward; Henslowe, William |
From: 17 November 1617 |
From: 17 November 1617 |
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The 1619 edition of Field's 'Amends for Ladies' advertises that the play was performed at the Blackfriars
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Blackfriars (II) |
Lady Elizabeth's Men; Prince Charles' Men (I) |
... |
From: 1618 |
From: 1618 |
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Toby Matthew went to a play at the Blackfriars: Chamberlain to Carleton
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Blackfriars (II) |
... |
Carleton, Dudley; Chamberlain, John; Matthew, Toby |
From: before 7 February 1618 |
From: 7 February 1618 |
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Richard Brathwaite writes an epitaph on Kemp's death
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... |
... |
Kemp, William |
From: before 11 February 1618 |
From: 1618 |
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The Privy Council warns Middlesex authorities of a planned assault on the Red Bull and Cockpit theatres
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Fortune (I); Phoenix/Cockpit; Red Bull |
... |
... |
From: 12 February 1618 |
From: 12 February 1618 |
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Privy Council warns London of a planned assault on the Red Bull and Cockpit theatres
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Fortune (I); Phoenix/Cockpit; Red Bull |
... |
Bolles, George |
From: 12 February 1618 |
From: 12 February 1618 |