Early Modern London Theatres

Viewing Venue Record: Bel Savage

Venue Locale

Structure: Bel Savage
Parish: St Bride's, Fleet Street
City: London

Name, as appears in Primary Sources

Bell Sauage: in event: Lambarde mentions Paris Garden, the Bel Savage, and the Theatre as common resorts for entertainment at reasonable ...

Active dates

Dates: From: 1569 To: 1629 (Source of claim: externally supplied)

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Multitudes flock to London's lewd playhouses
Lambarde's Perambulation mentions Paris Garden and the Bel Savage as common resorts for entertainment
Lambarde mentions Paris Garden, the Bel Savage, and the Theatre as common resorts for entertainment at reasonable prices
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The lord mayor of London asks Burghley to stop construction of a new theatre and close all existing theatres
The privy council orders theatres closed because of the plague
The Lord Mayor of London asks Burghley to forbid plays at playhouse in the liberties and in the city
The Privy Council orders theatres closed because of the plague
The Privy Council orders playhouses reopened following the plague
The Privy Council asks the Lord Mayor of London to lift the ban on holiday evening playing, and to appoint a play censor
The Lord Mayor protests the Privy Council's request to lift the ban on holiday evening plays
Thomas Platter -- a Swiss traveller -- visits the Theatre, Cockpit and Bear Garden
Plays and players are despicable, but there are some good plays at the Bel Savage, Bull, and Theatre: Gosson
Richard Rawlidge's "A monster late found out and discovered" refers to early London playhouses suppressed by the authorities
Queen's Men petition the Privy Council for license to play within London
The privy council advises London authorities to restrict playhouses and other venues when the plague threatens
Fleetwood assures Burghley that playhouses are closed during the plague
The plague threatens: Theatres must close until Michaelmas
The lord mayor and aldermen of London ask the privy council to close the Theatre and playhouses on the Bankside
The Lord Mayor of London writes to the Privy Council concerning the restraint of spectacles
The Lord High Treasurer writes to the Lord Mayor about Sunday performances