Earl of Leicester's Players, 21 Jun. 1580 -21 Jun. 1580, Cambridgeshire

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Event Type

Event Type: 
Dismissal
Date: 21 Jun. 1580-21 Jun. 1580 (Date of letter)

Event Details

Location: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Type: Dismissal
Venue: Cambridge (Unknown)
Troupe: Earl of Leicester's Players
Troupe Qualifier: Definitely
Troupe's Patron: Dudley, Robert (1532 - 1588)

Number of Performers

1+

Notes

Notes: 

In a letter from Vice-Chancellor John Hatcher to Lord Burghley explaining why he was unable to allow the Earl of Oxford's Players to play at the university, one of the reasons he provides is that 'of late we denied the like' to Leicester's troupe

Event Source

Source: REED Cambridge 291