Yale Studies in English, Volumes 46-471913 |
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... Court Theatre , he had written , besides numerous songs , epilogues , and revisions of scenes in revived plays , but six of the nine plays agreed on in the contract . He had also written a play or two for the Cockpit , contrary to ...
... Court Theatre , he had written , besides numerous songs , epilogues , and revisions of scenes in revived plays , but six of the nine plays agreed on in the contract . He had also written a play or two for the Cockpit , contrary to ...
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... Court Theatre , wrote the Antipodes for the newly formed King and Queen's Young Company , or Beeston's Boys.2 The Salisbury Court Company forced Brome to give the play to them , because he had delivered but six of the nine plays ...
... Court Theatre , wrote the Antipodes for the newly formed King and Queen's Young Company , or Beeston's Boys.2 The Salisbury Court Company forced Brome to give the play to them , because he had delivered but six of the nine plays ...
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... Court . The only extant plays that were written for Beeston's Boys seem to be the Court Begger ( c . 1640 ) 3 and the Jovial Crew ( 1641 ) . We may presume that , during the three years he was with this company before the elosing 1 ...
... Court . The only extant plays that were written for Beeston's Boys seem to be the Court Begger ( c . 1640 ) 3 and the Jovial Crew ( 1641 ) . We may presume that , during the three years he was with this company before the elosing 1 ...
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... Court with the powder'd and ribbanded Wits of our daies . The Times conspire to make us all Beggers . ' If forty shillings were still the price of a dedication , Brome must have found other means of 3 1 See Dedication and Prefatory ...
... Court with the powder'd and ribbanded Wits of our daies . The Times conspire to make us all Beggers . ' If forty shillings were still the price of a dedication , Brome must have found other means of 3 1 See Dedication and Prefatory ...
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... Court , Prologue . • Antipodes , Prologue . 8 Court Begger , Prologue and Epilogue . usually guilty of the mortal sin of spiritual pride in 28 Richard Brome : A Study of his Life and Works.
... Court , Prologue . • Antipodes , Prologue . 8 Court Begger , Prologue and Epilogue . usually guilty of the mortal sin of spiritual pride in 28 Richard Brome : A Study of his Life and Works.
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