The second volume of E. K. Chambers's history of the Elizabethan stage, this work focuses on the theatrical companies. It examines boy companies, adult companies, and their organization, offering insight into the theatre world of Shakespeare's time. For those interested in the context of early modern drama, it is a valuable resource.
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THE ELIZABETHAN STAGE VOL. II
Oxford University Press London Edinburgh Glasgow Copenhagen New York Toronto Melbourne Cape Town Bombay Calcutta Madras Shanghai Humphrey Milford Publisher to the UƿƗ΄ŧǡǪƗǵΏ FROM THE ENGRAVING BY WENCESLAUS HOLLAR IN DUGDALE’S St. Paul’s 1658 THE ELIZABETHAN STAGE BY E. K. CHAMBERS. VOL. II OXFORD: AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M.CMXXIII
Printed in England CONTENTS VOLUME II BOOK III. THE COMPANIES PAGE XII. IƿǵǡLjŠǼŕǵƗLjƿ. Tƒŧ BLjΏ CLjƽǙĵƿƗŧǪ 1 A. Introduction 3 B. The Boy Companies— i. Children of Paul’s 8 ii. Children of the Chapel and Queen’s Revels 23 iii. Children of Windsor 61 iv. Children of the King’s Revels 64 v. Children of Bristol 68 vi. Westminster School 69 vii. Eton College 73 viii. Merchant Taylors School 75 ix. The Earl of Leicester’s Boys 76 x. The Earl of Oxford’s Boys 76 xi. Mr. Stanley’s Boys 76 XIII. Tƒŧ AŠǼƯǵ CLjƽǙĵƿƗŧǪ 77 i. The Court Interluders 77 ii. The Earl of Leicester’s Men 85
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