Viewing Event Record: Plays produced at the Globe tend to be spectacular and bawdy

Abstract

The prologue of James Shirley's 'The Doubtful Heir,' performed at the Blackfriars, comments on the unsuitability of the play to its venue. The kind of play usually produced at the Globe, it suggests, leans toward spectacle, bawdiness, and fighting.

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: 1653 (Source of claim: original)

Date Event Happened

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

Venues

Name
Globe (II)
Name
Blackfriars (II)

Event Type

  • playhouse context