Queen's Players, 1 Apr. 1616 -6 Apr. 1616, Norwich

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Event Type: 
Performance
Date: 01 Apr. 1616-06 Apr. 1616

Event Details

Location: Norwich
County: Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk
Type: Performance
Venue: Common Hall
Performance Space: Chapel near the New Hall
Note: Ordered by civic officials to play here and not at Powle's (the White Horse Inn)
Troupe: Queen's Players (Troupe continued to perform after her death, sometimes identified as the players of 'the late Queen Anne' )
Troupe Qualifier: Definitely
Troupe's Patron: Denmark, Anne of (1574 - 1618/19)

Number of Performers

2

Notes

Notes: 

The patent presented on 30 March named players (called servants) Thomas Green, Christopher Beeston, Thomas Heywood, Richard Perkins, Robert Pallant, Thomas Swinnerton, John Duke, Robert Lee, James Holt and Robert Beeston, but only Swinnerton and Lee were in Norwich. They were offered money to desist from playing, which they refused. They were licenced to play 'four days this next week'

Event Source

Source: REED Norwich 1540-1642 145