Viewing Event Record: The Theatre and Curtain are palaces of Venus: Stubbes

Abstract

According to Philip Stubbes, playhouses like the 'Theatres and curtaines' are 'Venus Pallaces' where audiences and actors 'betray Christ Jesus.' Stubbes invites his readers to 'marke the flocking and ru[n]ning to Theaters & Curtens, daylie and hourely, night and daye, tyme and tyde to see Playes and Enterludes,' where they will observe 'such wanton gestures, such bawdie speaches: such laughing and fleering: such kissing and bussing: such clipping and culling: Suche winkinge and glancinge of wanton eyes, and the like is used, as is wonderfull to behold.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1583 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 1583 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Theatre
Name
Curtain

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Stubbes, Philip author

Event Type

  • anti-theatrical comment
  • playhouse context