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Summary Venue(s) Troupe(s) People Date Happened Date Recorded
Written play titles may have been displayed to audiences: 'The City Wit' playhouse ... ... From: before 1642 From: 1653
The title-page of Dekker's Satiromastix claims the play was performed by the Chamberlain's Men and the Children of Paul's St Paul's (I) Chamberlain's Men (1596-1603) ... From: before 1602 From: 1602
A 'Newgate' servant leads a country gull to the Bear Garden Bear Garden ... ... From: 1608 From: 1608
The Company of the Revels performs 'The Heir' Red Bull Red Bull (Revels) Company (1619-c1623) ... From: 1620 From: 1633
Actors sometimes rehearsed plays: Munday and Chettle playhouse ... ... From: before 1601 From: 1601
The Privy Council halts the run of a libellous play at the Curtain Curtain Oxford's Men (1580-1602) ... From: before 10 May 1601 From: 10 May 1601
Beeston's Boys perform 'Wit Without Money' ... Beeston's Boys ... From: 14 February 1637 From: circa 1637
Paris Garden inhabitants may not rent out lodgings without official permission Paris Garden; Swan ... ... From: 8 October 1596 From: 8 October 1596
'The Sparagus Garden' is performed at Salisbury Court Salisbury Court King's Revels (1629-1637) ... From: 1635 From: 1640
The Stationers' register entry for The Wisdom of Doctor Dodypoll claims the play was acted by the Children of Paul's St Paul's (II) Children of Paul's (II) ... From: 7 October 1600 From: 7 October 1600
The choirboys importune church visitors for spur money St Paul's (II) Children of Paul's (II) ... From: 1599 From: 1598
The map of London printed in John Norden's 1593 'Speculum Britanniae' offers views of the Bear Garden and Rose Theatre Bear Garden; Rose ... ... From: 1593 From: 1593
The 1608 title-page of 'A Mad World, My Masters' advertises that the play was acted by the Children of Paul's St Paul's (II) Children of Paul's (II) ... From: 1608 From: 1608
The Theatre and Curtain are commonly used for plays Curtain; Rose; Theatre ... ... From: 23 June 1592 From: 23 June 1592
The King's Men performed 'The Mayor of Queenborough' at the Blackfriars Blackfriars (II) King's Men (1603-1625) ... From: 1615 To: 1642 From: 1661
Lord Strange's Men petition the Privy Council to be allowed to resume playing at the Rose Newington Butts; Rose Strange's Men (c1576-1594) ... From: circa 1590 From: circa 1590
The King's Men performed 'The Devil is an Ass' ... King's Men (1603-1625) ... From: 1616 From: 1631
'The Young Gallant's Whirligig' provides contextual information on private theatres Blackfriars (II); Globe (II); Phoenix/Cockpit ... ... From: 1629 From: 1629
The King's Men performed 'Catiline' ... King's Men (1603-1625) ... From: 1611 From: 1616
Queen Henrietta Maria's Men perform 'The Gamester' at the Phoenix Phoenix/Cockpit Queen Henrietta Maria's Men ... From: before 1637 From: 1637
A legal document offers a description of the first Globe property Globe (I) ... ... From: 7 October 1601 From: 7 October 1601
A note of goods purchased for the Admiral's men provides details of the company's apparel Fortune (I); Rose Admiral's Men ... From: 3 April 1598 From: 3 April 1598
Warwick's Men perform at Whitehall ... Warwick's Men ... From: 1 January 1580 From: 25 January 1580
Playhouse flags are removed after the performance: Dekker playhouse ... ... From: before 20 April 1607 From: 1607
St Paul's charges a 'sixpenny fee' for admission to a show St Paul's (II) Children of Paul's (II) ... From: 1607 From: 1607
Plays and players are despicable, but there are some good plays at the Bel Savage, Bull, and Theatre: Gosson Bel Savage; Bull; Theatre ... ... From: 1579 From: 1579
Leicester's Men perform at Richmond ... Leicester's Men ... From: 4 January To: 1578 From: 16 January 1578
Jonson execrates against the burning of the Globe Bear Garden; Globe (I); Paris Garden ... ... From: 29 June 1613 From: 1640
The 1619 edition of Field's 'Amends for Ladies' advertises that the play was performed at the Blackfriars Blackfriars (II) Lady Elizabeth's Men; Prince Charles' Men (c1609-1625) ... From: 1618 From: 1618
Wenceslaus Hollar's 'Long View of London' offers images of the Globe and Bear Garden, with names interchanged Bear Garden; Globe (I) ... ... From: 1647 From: 1647
William Crashaw's rail against plays and child actors may refer to the Children of Paul's St Paul's (II) Children of Paul's (II) ... From: 14 February 1608 From: 14 February 1608
The Manor House at Paris Garden is known as 'Holland's Leaguer' Paris Garden ... ... From: 20 April 1660 From: 20 April 1660
Plays begin to be set up again; the Blackfriars is preparing to re-open Blackfriars (II) ... ... From: 12 October 1647 From: 12 October 1647
'Holland's Leaguer' (the pamphlet) names the open-air theatres visible from the eponymous brothel Bear Garden; Globe (II); Hope; Swan ... ... From: 1632 From: 1632
Queen Henrietta Maria's Men perform 'The Antiquary' at the Cockpit Phoenix/Cockpit Queen Henrietta Maria's Men ... From: before 1637 From: 1641
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
The induction of 'A Warning for Fair Women' reveals much about performance and staging playhouse ... ... From: before 1599 From: 1599
A balladeer is robbed at the Red Bull Red Bull ... ... undated From: circa 1623
The Fortune is square: Dekker Fortune (I) ... ... From: before 20 April 1607 From: 1607
Queen Anne's Men perform 'Swetnam the Woman-Hater' at the Red Bull Red Bull Queen Anne's Men ... From: before 17 October 1619 From: 1620
Jonson's 'The Staple of News' makes reference to 'A Game at Chess' controversy Globe (II) King's Men (1603-1625) ... From: 1626 From: 1640
Jonson's 'Bartholomew Fair' is performed at the Hope by the Lady Elizabeth's Men Bear Garden; Hope Lady Elizabeth's Men ... From: 1614 From: 1631
A lost ballad refers to a musical performance for the Queen by the St Paul's child bishop St Paul's (I) ... ... From: circa 1555 From: 1555
The Privy Council orders playing companies, 'as also the Keepers of Paris Garden,' to shut down their houses and cease playing Bear Garden; Blackfriars (II); Fortune (II); Globe (II); Hope; Phoenix/Cockpit; Red Bull; Salisbury Court Beeston's Boys; King's Men (1625-1642); Queen Henrietta Maria's Men ... From: 11 September 1640 From: 11 September 1640
The Privy Council orders theatres closed because of the plague Bear Garden; Blackfriars (II); Fortune (II); Globe (II); Hope; Phoenix/Cockpit; Red Bull; Salisbury Court ... ... From: 1 March 1637 From: 1 March 1637
John Chamberlain to Alice Carleton: The new Globe playhouse is reported to be the fairest 'that ever was in England' Globe (II) ... ... From: 30 June 1614 From: 30 June 1614
The prologue for 'Holland's Leaguer' compares Salisbury Court to the Globe and Phoenix Globe (II); Phoenix/Cockpit; Salisbury Court ... ... From: before 1632 From: 1632
Written play titles may have been displayed to audiences: 'The Antipodes' playhouse ... ... From: 1638 From: 1640
Leases from 1582 and 1593 help to locate the Almonry House on the cathedral property St Paul's (I) ... ... From: 1582 To: 1593 From: 1582 To: 1593
Brome's 'The Court Beggar' refers to playwrights who pay to have their plays performed playhouse ... ... From: after 1638 From: 1653


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