Viewing Event Record: The Admiral's Men perform Dekker's 'Old Fortunatus' for the Queen

Abstract

The title-page of the 1600 quarto of Thomas Dekker's 'Old Fortunatus' claims the play was performed before the Queen last Christmas by the Admiral's Men.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1600 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 1599 To: 1600 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Feast

Name
Christmas (Source of claim: original)

Notes on associations

Notes
Dekker's name is printed on the final page of the quarto.

Venues

Troupes

Name
Admiral's Men

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Tudor, Elizabeth audience member Queen

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Event Type

  • performance
  • title-page claim