Viewing Event Record: Star Chamber, 'Widow Waking' case: The ballad advertising the performance is used as evidence

Abstract

A ballad composed by Richard Hodskyns advertises the performance of a play entitled 'The Late Murder of the Son upon the Mother, or Keep the Widow Waking,' acted at the Red Bull. The piece was based on a contemporary matricide and generated a series of lawsuits.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1624 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 3 September 1624 To: 14 September 1624 (Source of claim: transcription)

Venues

Name
Red Bull

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Hodskyns, Richard balladeer
Dekker, Thomas playwright

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Event Type

  • court case
  • playhouse context
  • playwright context