Viewing Event Record: The lord mayor and aldermen of London ask the privy council to close the Theatre and playhouses on the Bankside

Abstract

The lord mayor and aldermen of London write to the privy council, asking that plays at the Theatre, the Bankside and all other places about the city be suppressed. They emphasize the moral corruption engendered in such places, and humbly request that the council write to the justices of Middlesex and Surrey 'for the prsent stay & finall supressing of the said Plaies.'

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From: 13 September 1595 (Source of claim: original)

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From: 13 September 1595 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

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Theatre

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Rose

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Curtain

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Bear Garden

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Bell

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Bel Savage

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Bull

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Cross Keys

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