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Brome's 'The Court Beggar' is performed at the Phoenix/Cockpit
Abstract
The title-page of the 1653 octavo of Richard Brome's 'The Court Beggar' claims it was performed by his Majesties Servants at the Cockpit/Phoenix in 1632.
Date Event Recorded
- Date
- From: 1653 (Source of claim: original)
Date Event Happened
- Date
- From: 1632 To: circa 1640 (Source of claim: externally supplied)
Notes on associations
- Notes
- Both the date and company seem to be in error, as the King's Men never performed at the Cockpit and the play seems to have not been written until later (see introduction to the play on 'Richard Brome Online').