Viewing Event Record: The Gentlemen of Gray's Inn perform a 'shew' at Court: Chamberlain to Dudley Carleton

Abstract

John Chamberlain writes to Sir Dudley Carleton: on Thursday night the Gentlemen of Gray's Inn performed at Court. Chamberlain notes that he calls the performance a 'shew . . . for I cannot call yt a maske seeing they were not disguised nor had visards.' The performance was otherwise well received, although it was considered 'somwhat out of season to revell in Lent.' He observes that the performance had been put off in order to accommodate 'the Princes shewes and devises.' The Queen was not in attendance.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 21 February 1618 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 19 February 1618 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Venues

Name
Inns of Court
Name
Court

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Chamberlain, John beneficiary
Carleton, Dudley beneficiary
Stuart, Charles I beneficiary
of Denmark, Anne deceased

Event Type

  • court performance