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<blockquote>It''e''m paid to Iohn Heminges vppon the Cowncells warr''ant'' dated att Whitehall xx<sup>0</sup> Die Maij 1613 for presentinge before the Princes Highnes the La''dy'' Elizabeth and the Prince Pallaytne Elector fowerteene severall playes viz one playe called ‡ Pilaster, One other called the Knott: of Fooles, One other Much adoe abowte nothinge, The ‡ Mayeds Tragedy, The merye Dyvell of Edmonton, The Tempest, A Kinge and no Kinge The Twins Tragedie The Winters Tale, S<sup>r</sup> Iohn Falstafe, The Moore of Venice, The Nobleman, Caesars Tragedye And one other called Love Lyes a bleedinge, All w<sup>ch</sup> Playes weare played w<sup>th</sup>in the tyme of this Accompte, viz p<sup>d</sup> the some of . . . . . . iiij<sup>xx</sup>xiij<sup>li</sup> vj<sup>s</sup> viiij<sup>d</sup> | <blockquote>It''e''m paid to Iohn Heminges vppon the Cowncells warr''ant'' dated att Whitehall xx<sup>0</sup> Die Maij 1613 for presentinge before the Princes Highnes the La''dy'' Elizabeth and the Prince Pallaytne Elector fowerteene severall playes viz one playe called ‡ Pilaster, One other called the Knott: of Fooles, One other Much adoe abowte nothinge, The ‡ Mayeds Tragedy, The merye Dyvell of Edmonton, The Tempest, A Kinge and no Kinge The Twins Tragedie The Winters Tale, S<sup>r</sup> Iohn Falstafe, The Moore of Venice, The Nobleman, Caesars Tragedye And one other called Love Lyes a bleedinge, All w<sup>ch</sup> Playes weare played w<sup>th</sup>in the tyme of this Accompte, viz p<sup>d</sup> the some of . . . . . . iiij<sup>xx</sup>xiij<sup>li</sup> vj<sup>s</sup> viiij<sup>d</sup> </blockquote> | ||
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==Theatrical Provenance== | ==Theatrical Provenance== | ||
The play was one of 20 performed by the King’s Men at court through the winter holiday season of 1612-13 (the other six plays named are [[Bad Beginning Makes a Good End, A | ''A Bad Beginning Makes a Good Ending'']] | The play was one of 20 performed by the King’s Men at court through the winter holiday season of 1612-13 (the other six plays named are [[Bad Beginning Makes a Good End, A | ''A Bad Beginning Makes a Good Ending'']], ''The Captain'', ''The Alchemist'', ''[[Cardenio]]'', ''The Hotspurr'' (''1H4''?), and ''Benidicte and Betteris'' (''Much Ado''?). | ||
In addition, the Prince’s Men put on the two parts of [[Knaves, Part 1 | ''The Knaves'']] | In addition, the Prince’s Men put on the two parts of [[Knaves, Part 1 | ''The Knaves'']]; the Children of the Chapel put on ''The Coxcombe'', ''Cupid’s Revenge'', and ''The Widow’s Tears''; Lady Elizabeth’s Men put on ''Cockle de Moye'' (''The Dutch Courtesan'') and ''[[Raymond Duke of Lyons]]''. | ||
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==Critical Commentary== | ==Critical Commentary== | ||
( | Knutson, challenging the idea of repertories divided by class taste and basing her argument on titles alone, makes the point that ''The Knot of Fools'' doesn't sound like a play so sophisticated that its only audience would have been the upscale audiences at Blackfriars (58). | ||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Cook, David and F. P. Wilson (eds.) ''Dramatic Records in the Declared Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber 1558-1642''. Malone Society Collections VI, 1961 (1962). </div> | <div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Cook, David and F. P. Wilson (eds.) ''Dramatic Records in the Declared Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber 1558-1642''. Malone Society Collections VI, 1961 (1962). </div><br> | ||
<div style="padding-left: 2em; text-indent: -2em">Knutson, Roslyn L. "What if There Wasn't a 'Blackfriars Repertory'?" in ''Inside Shakespeare: Essays on the Blackfriars Stage,'' ed. Paul Menzer. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna UP, 2006. 54-60.</div> | |||
Site created and maintained by [[Roslyn L. Knutson]], Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; updated 30 August 2009. | Site created and maintained by [[Roslyn L. Knutson]], Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; updated 30 August 2009. | ||
Revision as of 11:39, 7 March 2010
Historical Records
Accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber
Item 47b (Cook 55-6):
Item paid to Iohn Heminges vppon the Cowncells warrant dated att Whitehall xx0 Die Maij 1613 for presentinge before the Princes Highnes the Lady Elizabeth and the Prince Pallaytne Elector fowerteene severall playes viz one playe called ‡ Pilaster, One other called the Knott: of Fooles, One other Much adoe abowte nothinge, The ‡ Mayeds Tragedy, The merye Dyvell of Edmonton, The Tempest, A Kinge and no Kinge The Twins Tragedie The Winters Tale, Sr Iohn Falstafe, The Moore of Venice, The Nobleman, Caesars Tragedye And one other called Love Lyes a bleedinge, All wch Playes weare played wthin the tyme of this Accompte, viz pd the some of . . . . . . iiijxxxiijli vjs viiijd
Theatrical Provenance
The play was one of 20 performed by the King’s Men at court through the winter holiday season of 1612-13 (the other six plays named are A Bad Beginning Makes a Good Ending, The Captain, The Alchemist, Cardenio, The Hotspurr (1H4?), and Benidicte and Betteris (Much Ado?).
In addition, the Prince’s Men put on the two parts of The Knaves; the Children of the Chapel put on The Coxcombe, Cupid’s Revenge, and The Widow’s Tears; Lady Elizabeth’s Men put on Cockle de Moye (The Dutch Courtesan) and Raymond Duke of Lyons.
The winter of 1612-13 was a bittersweet time for the court. Prince Henry died suddenly of a fever on 6 November 1612, yet the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to the Elector Palatine took place as scheduled on Valentine’s Day, 1613.
Probable Genre(s)
Comedy? (Harbage)
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
None known.
References to the Play
None known.
Critical Commentary
Knutson, challenging the idea of repertories divided by class taste and basing her argument on titles alone, makes the point that The Knot of Fools doesn't sound like a play so sophisticated that its only audience would have been the upscale audiences at Blackfriars (58).
For What It's Worth
(information needed)
Works Cited
Site created and maintained by Roslyn L. Knutson, Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; updated 30 August 2009.