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The Scornful Lady
''The Scornful Lady'' is a Jacobean era stage play, a comedy written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, and first published in 1616, the year of Beaumont's death. It was one of the pair's most popular, often revived, and frequently reprinted works. Performances The title page of the 1616 first edition states that the play was premiered by the Children of the Queen's Revels; it later passed into the possession of the King's Men, who revived the play in 1624. (The company's clown, John Shank, played the Curate in their 1624 production.) The King's Men acted ''The Scornful Lady'' on 19 October 1633, when Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, refused to let them perform ''The Woman's Prize.'' Prince Charles, the future King Charles II, attended a performance of the play at the Cockpit-in-Court Theatre on Twelfth Night, 6 January 1642. While the theatres were closed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum (1642–60), material was extracted from ''The Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scornful Lady
''The Scornful Lady'' is a Jacobean era stage play, a comedy written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, and first published in 1616, the year of Beaumont's death. It was one of the pair's most popular, often revived, and frequently reprinted works. Performances The title page of the 1616 first edition states that the play was premiered by the Children of the Queen's Revels; it later passed into the possession of the King's Men, who revived the play in 1624. (The company's clown, John Shank, played the Curate in their 1624 production.) The King's Men acted ''The Scornful Lady'' on 19 October 1633, when Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, refused to let them perform ''The Woman's Prize.'' Prince Charles, the future King Charles II, attended a performance of the play at the Cockpit-in-Court Theatre on Twelfth Night, 6 January 1642. While the theatres were closed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum (1642–60), material was extracted from ''The Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelfth Night (holiday)
Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve) is a Christian festival on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany. Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night as either or , depending on whether the counting begins on Christmas Day or . A superstition in some English-speaking countries suggests it unlucky to leave Christmas decorations hanging after Twelfth Night, a tradition also variously attached to the festivals of Candlemas (2 February), Good Friday, Shrove Tuesday, and Septuagesima. Other popular customs include eating king cake, singing Christmas carols, chalking the door, having one's house blessed, merrymaking, and attending church services. Date In many Western ecclesiastical traditions, Christmas Day is considered the "First Day of Christmas" and the Twelve Days are , inclusive, making Twelfth Night on , which is Epiphany Eve. In some customs, the Twelve Days of Christmas are counted from sundown on the evenin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1668 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1668. Events *c. February – The English Parliament and bishops seek to suppress Thomas Hobbes' treatise ''Leviathan''. *September 9 – Molière's comedy ''The Miser (L'Avare)'' is first performed, at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré) in Paris. *''unknown date'' – Izaak Walton's ''The Compleat Angler'' goes into its fourth edition. New books Prose *Juan Caramuel – ''Primus calamus'' *Meric Casaubon – ''Of Credulity and Incredulity'' *Josiah Child – ''Brief Observations concerning Trade and the Interest of Money'' *Jean Claude – ''Réponse au livre de P. Nouet sur l'eucharistie'' * Jan Comenius – ''The Way of Light'' *John Dryden – ''Essay of Dramatick Poesie'' * Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman – ''Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing'' *Richard Flecknoe – ''Sir William Davenant's Voyage to the Other World'' *Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen – ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1667 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1667. Events *January – Courtier Tobias Rustat creates the first endowment for the purchase of books for Cambridge University Library in England. *February 22 – The Lejonkulan ("lion's den") opens at Stockholm in Sweden as the first permanent theater in Scandinavia, with the performance of Jean Magnon's ''Orontes en Satira''. *March 2 – The première of John Dryden's tragicomedy '' Secret Love, or The Maiden Queen'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London is well received by an audience including King Charles II of England, his brother the Duke of York and Samuel Pepys. The cast includes Nell Gwyn in one of the first breeches roles in Restoration theatre and her lover Charles Hart. *April 15 - Edward Howard's play ''The Change of Crowns'' is first performed, in London. Actor John Lacy improvises a few lines about influence-peddling at court, angering King Charles II, a member of the aud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1666 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1666. Events *June 4 – Molière's comedy of manners ''Le Misanthrope'' is premièred at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré) in Paris by the King's Players (''Troupe du Roi''). *July – Aphra Behn goes to Antwerp to work as a government spy. * August 6 – Molière's comedy ''Le Médecin malgré lui'' ("The doctor in spite of himself") is premièred at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris by the King's Players with Molière himself playing the title character, Sganarelle. *September 2 – Samuel Pepys begins recording details of the Great Fire of London in his diary. The destruction of Old St Paul's Cathedral in the conflagration also destroys the stock of many London publishers, which is stored in the crypt. This probably includes unsold copies of the Third Folio of Shakespeare's works (1663). New books Prose *Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux – ''Satires du Sieur D....'' *Margar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Killigrew
Thomas Killigrew (7 February 1612 – 19 March 1683) was an English dramatist and theatre manager. He was a witty, dissolute figure at the court of King Charles II of England. Life Killigrew was one of twelve children of Sir Robert Killigrew of Hanworth, a courtier to James I, and his wife Mary née Woodhouse; he became a page to King Charles I at about the age of thirteen. According to Samuel Pepys, the boy Killigrew used to volunteer as an extra, or "devil," at the Red Bull Theatre, so that he could see the plays for free. The young Killigrew had limited formal education; the Court and the playhouse were his schoolroom. Killigrew was present at the exorcism of the possessed nuns of Loudun. In 1635 he left a sceptical account of the proceedings. Before the English Civil War, Killigrew wrote several plays— tragicomedies like ''Claracilla'' and ''The Prisoners'', as well as his most popular play, ''The Parson's Wedding'' (1637). The latter play has been criticized for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1661 In Literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1661. Events *August 24 – Samuel Pepys sees the new production of ''Hamlet'' by Sir William Davenant's troupe of actors, the Duke's Company, with the innovation of stage scenery. The Duke's Company have recently moved from the Salisbury Court Theatre to the theatre at Lincoln's Inn Fields, where they have been joined by Thomas Betterton; Pepys praises Betterton's Prince Hamlet as "beyond imagination." *December 28 – Controversial author James Harrington is arrested on a charge of conspiracy, while working on his final publication, ''A System of Politics''. *''Unknown dates'' **The Book of Kells (c. 800) is presented to Trinity College Dublin. **Bishop John Gauden claims authorship of ''Eikon Basilike'' (1649). **Third edition of Izaak Walton's ''The Compleat Angler''. **The trend toward closet drama (often highly politicized), which distinguished the English Civil War and Interregnum periods, does ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1660 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1660. Events *January 11 – Samuel Pepys starts his diary, still using the Old Style date of 1 January. *February/March – John Rhodes reopens the old Cockpit Theatre in London, forms a company of young actors and begins to stage plays. His production of ''Pericles'' will be the first Shakespearean performance of the Restoration era; Thomas Betterton makes his stage debut in the title rôle. *May – The English Restoration brings a host of Royalist exiles back to England, Richard Baxter among them, and many panegyrics are produced to commemorate the event. *June – A warrant is issued for the arrest of the anti-monarchist John Milton, who is forced into hiding, whilst his writings are burned. * August 21 – The newly restored King Charles II of England issues a royal grant for two theatre companies: a King's Company under his own patronage, led by Thomas Killigrew, and a Duke's Company un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys (; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London. Early life Pepys was born in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, London, on 23 Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Restoration
The Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland took place in 1660 when King Charles II returned from exile in continental Europe. The preceding period of the Protectorate and the civil wars came to be known as the Interregnum (1649–1660). The term ''Restoration'' is also used to describe the period of several years after, in which a new political settlement was established. It is very often used to cover the whole reign of King Charles II (1660–1685) and often the brief reign of his younger brother King James II (1685–1688). In certain contexts it may be used to cover the whole period of the later Stuart monarchs as far as the death of Queen Anne and the accession of the Hanoverian King George I in 1714. For example, Restoration comedy typically encompasses works written as late as 1710. The Protectorate After Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector from 1658 to 1659, ceded power to the Rump Parliament, Charles Fleetwood and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Kirkman
Francis Kirkman (1632 – c. 1680) appears in many roles in the English literary world of the second half of the seventeenth century, as a publisher, bookseller, librarian, author and bibliographer. In each he is an enthusiast for popular literature and a popularising businessman, described by one modern editor as "hovering on the borderline of roguery". Early life Francis Kirkman was the eldest son of Francis Kirkman senior (1602–61), who was a member of the Blacksmith's Company and a citizen of the City of London. Little is known of the younger Kirkman's life beyond his publications. He wrote ''The Unlucky Citizen'' (1673), which is taken to be autobiographical, though Kirkman was anything but reliable. However, the part in which he refers to his discovery of literature rings true, and is a good example of his style and enterprise: As will be seen, Kirkman’s enthusiasm for some of these books led him to publish them himself. He claims to have been forbidden to travel or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Droll
A droll is a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England. With the closure of the theatres, actors were left without any way of plying their art. Borrowing scenes from well-known plays of the Elizabethan theatre, they added dancing and other entertainments and performed these, sometimes illegally, to make money. Along with the popularity of the source play, material for drolls was generally chosen for physical humor or for wit. Francis Kirkman's ''The Wits, or Sport Upon Sport'', 1662, is a collection of twenty-seven drolls. Three are adapted from Shakespeare: ''Bottom the Weaver'' from ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', the gravedigger's scene from ''Hamlet'', and a collection of scenes involving Falstaff called ''The Bouncing Knight''. A typical droll presented a subplot from John Marston's '' The Dutch Courtesan''; the piece runs together all the scenes in which a greedy vintner is gulled and robbed by a deranged gallant. Just un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
