Viewing Event Record: Brome defends William Beeston in the epilogue to 'The Court Beggar'

Abstract

The epilogue to Richard Brome's 'The Court Beggar' includes a defense of William Beeston, without naming him directly. The character speaking the prologue praises the man 'by whose care and directions this Stage is govern'd, who has for many yeares both in his fathers dayes, and since directed Poets to write & Players to speak[.]' He chides those who 'study nothing more than his destruction.'

Date Event Recorded

Date

From: 1653 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date

From: circa 1640 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Venues

Name

Phoenix/Cockpit

Troupes

Name

Beeston's Boys

People