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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... London , 1599. Becket died in 1170 , and the Life was prob- ably written about twelve years after that event . Fitzstephen gives a description of London and , after referring to the public amusements of ancient Rome , he continues thus ...
... London , 1599. Becket died in 1170 , and the Life was prob- ably written about twelve years after that event . Fitzstephen gives a description of London and , after referring to the public amusements of ancient Rome , he continues thus ...
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... London , petitioned the king to prohibit some ignorant persons from acting plays founded on Scripture , as conflicting with the interest of the clergy , who had incurred expense in getting up a set of plays on similar sub jects . And we ...
... London , petitioned the king to prohibit some ignorant persons from acting plays founded on Scripture , as conflicting with the interest of the clergy , who had incurred expense in getting up a set of plays on similar sub jects . And we ...
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... London . In cities and large towns , these performances were generally in the hands of the trading companies . Our information touching the Corpus Christi plays at Coventry extends from 1416 to 1591 ; during which period there is no ...
... London . In cities and large towns , these performances were generally in the hands of the trading companies . Our information touching the Corpus Christi plays at Coventry extends from 1416 to 1591 ; during which period there is no ...
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... London : the Lord Mayor was called upon by the Court to discover and arrest the players , and " to take order that no play be made henceforth within the city , except the same be first seen , and the players authorized . " In the same ...
... London : the Lord Mayor was called upon by the Court to discover and arrest the players , and " to take order that no play be made henceforth within the city , except the same be first seen , and the players authorized . " In the same ...
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... London , before the Lord Mayor , the Privy Council , and many great estates of the realm . The next year , it was repeated at the same place ; and also , on the feast of St. Olave , the miraculous life of that Saint was performed as a ...
... London , before the Lord Mayor , the Privy Council , and many great estates of the realm . The next year , it was repeated at the same place ; and also , on the feast of St. Olave , the miraculous life of that Saint was performed as a ...
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