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Courtiers, gentlemen from the country and the Inns of Court, and citizens attend plays at Salisbury Court
Abstract
The 'Praeludium' to Thomas Goffe's 'The Careless Shepherdess' identifies four types of spectators common in private theatres as represented by stereotypical characters: Landlord, a country gentleman; Spruce, a courtier; Sparke, an Inns of Court-man, and Thrift, a Citizen.
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- From: 1656 (Source of claim: original)
Date Event Happened
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- From: before 1642 (Source of claim: externally supplied)