Irish Knight, The

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Historical Records

Government Documents

Accounts of the Office of the Revels

Histories and Invencions	{		The Historie of the Solitarie knight showen at whitehall on Shrovesundaie at night, enacted by the Lord Howardes seruauntes
showen within the tyme aforesaid viz.	{	iij: viz.	The Irisshe Knyght showen at whitehall on Shrovemundaie at night enacted by the Earle of warwick his seruauntes.
	{		The historye of Titus and Gisippus showen at whitehall on Shrovetuysdaie at night, enacted by the Children of Pawles.

(Feuillerat 270)

Theatrical Provenance

As a member of the repertory of Warwick's men, "The Irish Knight" is likely to have been played at the company's venues in the provinces and London. In the late 1570s, the playhouse at Newington near London was one of those sites.

Probable Genre(s)

Heroical Romance Harbage

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

There are several story lines that were available to the dramatist/s of "The Irish Knight." See Wiggins, Catalogue #608 for possibilities.

References to the Play

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Critical Commentary

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Works Cited

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