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Venue(s) |
Troupe(s) |
People |
Date Happened |
Date Recorded |
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John David is allowed to play his provost's prize at the Theatre
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Bull; Theatre |
... |
David, John; Dudley, John; Dudley, Robert |
From: 24 July 1582 |
From: 24 July 1582 |
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Valentine Longe plays his fencing provost's prize at the Curtain
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Curtain |
... |
Bello, Andrew; Blysse, Robert; Devell, John; Grene, Gregory; Longe, Valentine |
From: 5 August 1582 |
From: after 5 August 1582 |
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John Devell barely passes his fencing provost's prize at the Theatre
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Theatre |
... |
Bello, Andrew; Blysse, Robert; Devell, John; Harris, John; Joyner, William; Longe, Valentine; Mucklow, George; Otte, William; Pratt, Thomas |
From: before 10 August 1582 |
From: after 10 August 1582 |
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John Harris plays his fencing provost's prize at the Curtain
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Curtain |
... |
Bello, Andrew; Blysse, Robert; Devell, John; Grene, Gregory; Harris, John; Longe, Valentine |
From: 2 September 1582 |
From: after 2 September 1582 |
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Sir William More drafts his own version of the Farrant controversy
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Blackfriars (I) |
... |
de Vere, Edward; Evans, Henry; Farrant, Anne; Farrant, Richard; Hunnis, William; Lyly, John; More, William; Neville, Henry; Sutton, –––; Walsingham, Francis |
From: 1583 |
From: 1583 |
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Holinshed describes the collapse of Beargarden scaffolds
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Bear Garden |
... |
... |
From: 1583 |
From: 1587 |
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Queen's Men are formed; Tarlton and Wilson are founding players
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... |
Queen's Men |
Tarlton, Richard; Walsingham, Francis; Wilson, Robert |
From: 1583 |
From: 1615 |
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The abuse of bear baiting merits a chapter in Philip Stubbes' 'Anatomy'
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Bear Garden |
... |
... |
From: 1583 |
From: 1583 |
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Common Pleas, Farrant vs Hunnis and Newman: Anne Farrant sues William Hunnis and John Newman for a 100l bond on the Blackfriars sub-lease
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Blackfriars (I) |
... |
Farrant, Anne; Hunnis, William; Newman, John |
From: 1583 |
From: 1583 |
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The Theatre and Curtain are palaces of Venus: Stubbes
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Curtain; Theatre |
... |
Stubbes, Philip |
From: 1583 |
From: 1583 |
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The title-page of John Field's 'A Godly Exhortation' advertises the tragedy at Paris Garden
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
... |
... |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 17 January 1583 |
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The Bear Garden collapses: Stow (1615)
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
... |
... |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 1615 |
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Fleetwood writes of the collapse of the Bear Garden
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
... |
Fleetwood, William |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 19 January 1583 |
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Flags and trumpets announce performances: Field
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playhouse |
... |
... |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 17 January 1583 |
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The Theatre and Curtain destroy the body and soul: Field
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Bear Garden; Curtain; Paris Garden; Theatre |
... |
... |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 17 January 1583 |
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The Lord High Treasurer writes to the Lord Mayor about Sunday performances
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Paris Garden; Theatre |
... |
Blanke, Thomas; Cecil, William |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 15 January 1583 |
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The Lord Mayor of London writes to Burghley about the collapse of the Bear Garden
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
... |
Blanke, Thomas; Cecil, William |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 14 January 1583 |
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Audience members are injured and killed when parts of Paris Garden collapse during a Sunday bear-baiting
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Bear Garden; Curtain; Paris Garden; Theatre |
... |
Burton, John; Cockram, William; Garland, –––; Harrison, Marie; Harrison, John; Mason, Mathew; Peace, Thomas; Spencer, Adam; Tasker, Robert; White, Alice |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 17 January 1583 |
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The Bear Garden collapses: Stowe (1631)
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden |
... |
... |
From: 13 January 1583 |
From: 1631 |
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Leicester's Men perform at court
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... |
Leicester's Men |
... |
From: 10 February 1583 |
From: 17 February 1583 |
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John Norris plays his fencing scholar's prize at the Theatre
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Theatre |
... |
Norres, John; Smyth, Richard |
From: 22 April 1583 |
From: after 22 April 1583 |
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The lord mayor of London asks a Middlesex justice to forbid a fencing match at the Theatre
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Bear Garden; Paris Garden; Theatre |
... |
Blanke, Thomas; Young, Richard |
From: 27 April 1583 |
From: 27 April 1583 |
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Alexander Reyson plays his fencing master's prize at the Curtain
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Curtain |
... |
Calvert, Francis; Goodwen, John; Joyner, William; Kennard, Isaac; Mathewes, William; Reyson, Alexander |
From: 30 April 1583 |
From: 30 April 1583 |
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The lord mayor of London asks Walsingham to forbid plays at playhouses in the liberties because of plague
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Bear Garden; Curtain; Newington Butts; Theatre |
... |
Blanke, Thomas; Walsingham, Francis |
From: 3 May 1583 |
From: 3 May To: 1583 |
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The Lord Mayor of London writes to the Privy Council concerning the restraint of spectacles
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Paris Garden |
... |
Blanke, Thomas |
From: 3 July 1583 |
From: 3 July 1583 |
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Privy Council asks the Lord Mayor of London to allow the Queen's Men to perform in the city and liberties
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... |
Queen's Men |
... |
From: 26 November 1583 |
From: 26 November 1583 |
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The plague threatens: only the Bull and Bell may host plays, and only on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and holidays
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Bell; Bull |
... |
... |
From: 28 November 1583 |
From: 28 November 1583 |
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A correction to the order issued 28 November, limiting performances during plague to the Bull and Bell, and to certain days: plays may be performed any day except Sunday
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Bell; Bull |
... |
Osborne, Edward; Walsingham, Francis |
From: 1 December 1583 |
From: 1 December 1583 |
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Richard Fletcher plays his fencing master's prize at the Bull
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Bull |
... |
Fletcher, Richard |
From: 1584 |
From: 1584 |
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Requests, Hunnis and Newman vs Farrant: Hunnis and Newman countersue Anne Farrant
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Blackfriars (I) |
... |
Farrant, Anne; Hunnis, William; Newman, John |
From: 20 January 1584 |
From: 20 January 1584 |
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Requests, Hunnis and Newman vs Farrant: Anne Farrant responds to Hunnis and Newman's complaint
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Blackfriars (I) |
... |
Evans, Henry; Farrant, Anne; Hunnis, William; More, William; Newman, John |
From: 27 January 1584 |
From: 27 January 1584 |
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Thomas Giles is licensed to impress boys for the choir of St Paul's
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St Paul's (I) |
Children of Paul's (I) |
Giles, Thomas |
From: 26 April 1584 |
From: 26 April 1584 |
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Thomas Giles is appointed Master of the Choristers
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St Paul's (I) |
Children of Paul's (I) |
Giles, Thomas |
From: 22 May 1584 |
From: 22 May 1584 |
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Requests, Hunnis and Newman vs Farrant: William Hunnis and John Newman reply to Anne Farrant
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Blackfriars (I) |
... |
Farrant, Anne; Hunnis, William; Newman, John |
From: 27 May 1584 |
From: 27 May 1584 |
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The lord mayor asks the privy council to pull down the Theatre and Curtain but Burbage resists; violence at the Theatre
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Curtain; Theatre |
Arundel's Men; Queen's Men |
Browne, –––; Burbage, James; Carey, Henry; Cecil, William; Challes, –––; Fleetwood, William; Hatton, Christopher; Howard, Charles; Howard, Philip; Young, John |
From: 10 June 1584 To: 18 June 1584 |
From: 18 June 1584 |
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Requests, Hunnis and Newman vs Farrant: William Hunnis and John Newman must meet with their counsel to discuss Anne Farrant's charges
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Blackfriars (I) |
... |
Farrant, Anne; Hunnis, William; Newman, John |
From: 23 June 1584 |
From: 23 June 1584 |
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Queen's Men petition the Privy Council for license to play within London
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... |
Queen's Men |
... |
From: circa November 1584 |
From: circa November 1584 |
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Valentine Longe plays his fencing master's prize at the Bull
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Bull |
... |
Longe, Valentine |
From: 24 November 1584 |
From: 1584 |
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Thomas Norris plays his provost's prize in fencing at the Bel Savage
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Bel Savage |
... |
Norris, Thomas |
From: 1585 |
From: 1585 |
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James Cranydge plays his fencing provost's prize at the Bull
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Bull |
... |
Cranydge, James |
From: 31 January 1585 |
From: 1586 |
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John Devell plays his fencing master's prize at the Bull
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Bull |
... |
Devell, John |
From: 9 February 1585 |
From: 1585 |
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Sir William More leases one of the Blackfriars tenements to Rocco Bonetti
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Blackfriars (II) |
... |
Bonnetti, Rocco; Carew, George; Lyly, John; More, William; Poole, Margaret |
From: 20 March 1585 |
From: 20 March 1585 |
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Philip Henslowe acquires the lease on the Rose
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Rose |
... |
Blower, Peter; Henslowe, Philip; Newman, Thomas; Symonds, Thomasyn; Symonds, Ralph; Withens, Robert |
From: 24 March 1585 |
From: 24 March 1585 |
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Requests, Burbage v Allen: Interrogatories for Baker, Goburne, and Johnson
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Theatre |
... |
Allen, Giles; Baker, Philip; Brayne, John; Burbage, Cuthbert; Burbage, James; Burbage, Ellen; Goburne, John; Johnson, Henry |
From: circa 26 April 1585 |
From: circa 26 April 1600 |
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Andrew Bello plays his fencing master's prize at the Theatre
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Theatre |
... |
Bello, Andrew; Blysse, Robert; Calvert, Francis; Devell, John; Fletcher, Richard; Grene, Gregory; Longe, Valentine; Mathewes, William |
From: 20 May 1585 To: 26 May 1585 |
From: after 26 May 1585 |
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George Mucklow plays his fencing provost's prize at the Bull
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Bull |
... |
Mucklow, George |
From: 16 September 1585 |
From: 1585 |
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A spy writes to Secretary Walsingham of London's debauched theatre scene
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... |
Admiral's Men; Leicester's Men; Oxford's Men; Queen's Men |
Walsingham, Francis |
From: 25 January 1586 |
From: 25 January 1586 |
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The Privy Council orders plays restrained at Newington
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Newington Butts |
... |
... |
From: 11 May 1586 |
From: 11 May 1586 |
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Bills are used to advertise plays: Rankins
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Curtain; Theatre |
... |
... |
From: 1587 |
From: 1587 |
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The Theatre and Curtain are chapels of adultery: Rankins
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Curtain; Theatre |
... |
... |
From: 1587 |
From: 1587 |