Viewing Event Record: People go to the Blackfriars to be seen

Abstract

Fitzdottrel in Jonson's 'The Devil is an Ass' boasts to his wife that people go to the Blackfriars only to show off and be seen.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1631 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
To: 1616 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Blackfriars (II)

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Event Type

  • cultural context
  • playhouse context