Viewing Event Record: 'A Game at Chess' makes 100l daily: Nethersole to Carleton

Abstract

In a letter to Sir Dudley Carleton, Sir Francis Nethersole summarizes the controversy surrounding Thomas Middleton's 'A Game at Chess,' noting that the play draws enough 'skorners' to make 100l daily and that the King's Men 'play no thing els.'

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: Saturday 14 August 1624 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: Saturday 14 August 1624 (Source of claim: original)

Venues

Name
Globe (II)

Troupes

Name
King's Men (1603-1625)

People

Name Event Role(s) Document Role(s)
Nethersole, Francis correspondent
Carleton, Dudley correspondent

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  • correspondence
  • cultural context
  • performance context