Viewing Event Record: An epigram on Dick Whittington may refer to the Fortune theatre

Abstract

An epigram by Henry Parrot may contain a veiled allusion to the performance of a play about the semi-legendary London mayor Richard Whittington at the Fortune. The epigram reads: 'Tis said that Whittington was raid'd of nought, / And by a Cat, hath diuers wonders wrought; / But Fortune (not his Cat) makes it appeare: / He may dispend a thousand markes a yeare.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1613 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Fortune (I)

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Event Type

  • cultural context
  • playhouse context