The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Cambridge Text from the Latest Edition of William Aldis Wright; with Introductions, Notes and Glossaries to Each Play by Israel Gollancz. The Complete Notes, with Variorum Readings and General Glossary of Alexander Dyce; a General Introduction, and a Bibliography by W. J. Rolfe; a History of the Drama, and General Criticism by Henry N. Hudson and Others, and a Complete Character Index, Volume 20Colonial Press, 1901 |
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Page 56
... Earl of Shrewsbury being President of the North , the Council wrote to him , complaining that " certain lewd persons , naming themselves to be servants unto Sir Francis Leek , had wandered about those north parts , and repre- sented ...
... Earl of Shrewsbury being President of the North , the Council wrote to him , complaining that " certain lewd persons , naming themselves to be servants unto Sir Francis Leek , had wandered about those north parts , and repre- sented ...
Page 58
... Earl of Leices- ter , to Shrewsbury , then Lord President of the North . Sir Robert had at that time a company of players acting under his name ; the letter was written in their behalf , and dated from Westmin- ster , June , 1559 ...
... Earl of Leices- ter , to Shrewsbury , then Lord President of the North . Sir Robert had at that time a company of players acting under his name ; the letter was written in their behalf , and dated from Westmin- ster , June , 1559 ...
Page 73
... Earls of Oxford , Essex , and Northumberland , performed at Court , and were variously rewarded . And we learn from the same authority , that there were companies of players attached to London , Coventry , Wycomb , Mile - end , Wymborn ...
... Earls of Oxford , Essex , and Northumberland , performed at Court , and were variously rewarded . And we learn from the same authority , that there were companies of players attached to London , Coventry , Wycomb , Mile - end , Wymborn ...
Page 76
... Earls of Wiltshire and Derby , Cardinal Wolsey , Lord Fitzwater , and others . Notices also occur of com- panies ... earl receiving 20s . , while those of a baron had but half that sum . We have already shown enough of what was done ...
... Earls of Wiltshire and Derby , Cardinal Wolsey , Lord Fitzwater , and others . Notices also occur of com- panies ... earl receiving 20s . , while those of a baron had but half that sum . We have already shown enough of what was done ...
Page 84
... Earl of Warwick's players under Dutton . This brings us to an important event in the his- tory of the stage . On the ... Earl of Leicester , to use , exercise , and occupy the art and faculty of playing comedies , tragedies , interludes ...
... Earl of Warwick's players under Dutton . This brings us to an important event in the his- tory of the stage . On the ... Earl of Leicester , to use , exercise , and occupy the art and faculty of playing comedies , tragedies , interludes ...
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