Viewing Event Record: Plays performed at the Globe are more spectacular and popular than artful or witty

Abstract

The prologue of Sir William Davenant's 'News from Plymouth,' intended for performance at the Globe, suggests that the kinds of plays produced at the theatre tended to be more spectacular and popular than artful or witty.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1673 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: before 1642 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

Venues

Name
Globe (II)

Troupes

Name
King's Men (1603-1625)

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Event Type

  • playhouse context