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
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From: 1673 (Source of claim: original)
Date Event Happened
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From: before 1642 (Source of claim: externally supplied)