Viewing Event Record: 'Alphonsus, King of Aragon' includes stage directions for Venus to be lowered from top of stage

Abstract

Stage directions in the prologue to Robert Greene's 'Alphonsus, King of Aragon' indicate that the character of Venus should be 'let downe from the top of the stage.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1599 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: circa 1592 To: 1599 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Venues

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playhouse

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Event Type

  • performance context
  • staging context