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:Perkin warbek. | :Perkin warbek. | ||
:Play of the Netherlands. | :Play of the Netherlands. | ||
:Pitty shee's a whore. | :Pitty shee's a whore. | ||
For a full transcription of the list see '''[[Rogers and Ley's List (1656)]]'''. | |||
==Theatrical Provenance== | ==Theatrical Provenance== | ||
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==Critical Commentary== | ==Critical Commentary== | ||
The list gives no clue to date, authorship, or genre of ''The Play of the Netherlands''. Greg suggested it might be identifiable with the lost [[Sir Martin Skink]], but Bentley observes, "the titles do not seem very similar to me" (5.1382), and, in addition, there is no record that ''Sir Martin Skink'' was ever actually printed. Leavis (148) further notes that "The inaccuracy of Rogers and Ley's playlist is notorious", and offers the suggestion that the play in question might be John Heywood's ''The Play of the Weather'', printed in 1573 and otherwise unaccounted for in Rogers and Ley's list. "Obviously", argues Leavis, someone misread ''wether'' as ''nether'', and then made the natural expansion". | The list gives no clue to date, authorship, or genre of ''The Play of the Netherlands''. Greg suggested it might be identifiable with the lost ''[[Sir Martin Skink]]'', but Bentley observes, "the titles do not seem very similar to me" (5.1382), and, in addition, there is no record that ''Sir Martin Skink'' was ever actually printed. Leavis (148) further notes that "The inaccuracy of Rogers and Ley's playlist is notorious", and offers the suggestion that the play in question might be John Heywood's ''The Play of the Weather'', printed in 1573 and otherwise unaccounted for in Rogers and Ley's list. "Obviously", argues Leavis, "someone misread ''wether'' as ''nether'', and then made the natural expansion". | ||
==For What It's Worth== | ==For What It's Worth== | ||
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[[category:all]][[category:Holland]] [[category:Ghost lost plays]] [[category: Plays allegedly printed]] | |||
[[category:Holland]] [[category:Ghost lost plays]] [[category: Plays allegedly printed]] | |||
==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
Leavis, Ralph. "Two ghost plays", ''Notes and Queries'' 29 (1982):148. | Leavis, Ralph. "Two ghost plays", ''Notes and Queries'' 29 (1982): 148. | ||
Site created and maintained by Matthew Steggle, | Site created and maintained by [[Matthew Steggle]], 9 December 2009.[[category:Matthew Steggle]][[category:Rogers and Ley's List]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:11, 21 June 2016
Anon. (before 1656) (ghost play?)
Historical Records
"An exact and perfect Catologue of all Playes that are Printed".
This catalogue is appended to Thomas Goffe, The Careles Shepherdess (London: Richard Rogers and William Ley, 1656). Under "P" it lists plays including:
- Picture, Messinger.
- Perkin warbek.
- Play of the Netherlands.
- Pitty shee's a whore.
For a full transcription of the list see Rogers and Ley's List (1656).
Theatrical Provenance
Unknown
Probable Genre(s)
Unknown
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
Unknown
References to the Play
None known
Critical Commentary
The list gives no clue to date, authorship, or genre of The Play of the Netherlands. Greg suggested it might be identifiable with the lost Sir Martin Skink, but Bentley observes, "the titles do not seem very similar to me" (5.1382), and, in addition, there is no record that Sir Martin Skink was ever actually printed. Leavis (148) further notes that "The inaccuracy of Rogers and Ley's playlist is notorious", and offers the suggestion that the play in question might be John Heywood's The Play of the Weather, printed in 1573 and otherwise unaccounted for in Rogers and Ley's list. "Obviously", argues Leavis, "someone misread wether as nether, and then made the natural expansion".
For What It's Worth
Works Cited
Leavis, Ralph. "Two ghost plays", Notes and Queries 29 (1982): 148.
Site created and maintained by Matthew Steggle, 9 December 2009.