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Fleay did not divulge the whereabouts of the manuscript in which it survived. Later scholars, including Bentley (5.1375), who catalogued it as ''The Moor's Masque'', could not find the manuscript and therefore categorized it as a lost play. The manuscript is now in print, edited in an article by John R. Elliott, jr. (see Works Cited). | Fleay did not divulge the whereabouts of the manuscript in which it survived. Later scholars, including Bentley (5.1375), who catalogued it as ''The Moor's Masque'', could not find the manuscript and therefore categorized it as a lost play. The manuscript is now in print, edited in an article by John R. Elliott, jr. (see Works Cited). | ||
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Site created and maintained by [[Matthew Steggle]], Sheffield Hallam University; updated 31 January 2010. | Site created and maintained by [[Matthew Steggle]], Sheffield Hallam University; updated 31 January 2010. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:32, 22 July 2012
Historical Records
F. G. Fleay catalogued Moore's Masque in his Biographical Chronicle of English Drama (2.358):
- Acted near Eastgate. Anon. 8. 1636. Moore's Mask. Mr. Moore was one of the six Moors in the Anti-Mask. MS. Exhibited twice in public; once in private for gentlewomen.
Fleay did not divulge the whereabouts of the manuscript in which it survived. Later scholars, including Bentley (5.1375), who catalogued it as The Moor's Masque, could not find the manuscript and therefore categorized it as a lost play. The manuscript is now in print, edited in an article by John R. Elliott, jr. (see Works Cited).
Theatrical Provenance
Amateur; performed in Oxford
Probable Genre(s)
Masque
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
See Elliott's edition
References to the Play
None known
Critical Commentary
See "Historical records".
For What It's Worth
(Information welcome)
Works Cited
Elliott, John R., jr. "Mr. Moore's Revels: A 'Lost' Oxford Masque", Renaissance Quarterly 37 (1984): 411-420.
Fleay, F. G. A Biographical Chronicle of the English Drama, 1559-1642. London: Reeves and Turner, 1891. Print. Internet Archive
Site created and maintained by Matthew Steggle, Sheffield Hallam University; updated 31 January 2010.