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The only record of this play is its Revels license, allowed by Sir Henry Herbert. | ===The Burn transcript of Herbert's Office-Book=== | ||
The only record of this play is its Revels license, allowed by Sir Henry Herbert. Herbert's Office-book is lost, and survives only in various partial transcripts. In 1996, N. W. Bawcutt published new records deriving from a hitherto overlooked transcript, made by the nineteenth-century scholar Jacob Henry Burn, ''Collections Toward Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Master of the Revels''. These records include the only known record of licensing of ''The Bee'': | |||
:The ''Bee'', a New play, written by Rowley. Alld 6 Sept. 1624 1''li''. For the King's Company. | :The ''Bee'', a New play, written by Rowley. Alld 6 Sept. 1624 1''li''. For the King's Company. | ||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
[[category:King's]] [[category:Rowley, William]][[category:all]] | [[category:King's]] [[category:Rowley, William]][[category:all]] [[category:Herbert's records]] [[category:Burn transcript]] | ||
Site created and maintained by [[David Nicol]], Dalhousie University; updated 29 June, 2010. | Site created and maintained by [[David Nicol]], Dalhousie University; updated 29 June, 2010. | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 5 July 2010
Historical Records
The Burn transcript of Herbert's Office-Book
The only record of this play is its Revels license, allowed by Sir Henry Herbert. Herbert's Office-book is lost, and survives only in various partial transcripts. In 1996, N. W. Bawcutt published new records deriving from a hitherto overlooked transcript, made by the nineteenth-century scholar Jacob Henry Burn, Collections Toward Forming a History of the Now Obsolete Master of the Revels. These records include the only known record of licensing of The Bee:
- The Bee, a New play, written by Rowley. Alld 6 Sept. 1624 1li. For the King's Company.
(Bawcutt, Control and Censorship, entry 120.)
Theatrical Provenance
Herbert's license attributes the play to the King's Men.
Authorship
Bawcutt argues that the "Rowley" who wrote the play is more likely William than Samuel, since Rowley was performing with the King's Men at the time (155, n.120)
Probable Genre(s)
Unknown.
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
Unknown.
References to the Play
None.
Critical Commentary
None.
For What It's Worth
The word "bee" was sometimes used in the early modern era to refer to a busy worker (OED 11.b.); this is the only clue as to the play's subject matter.
Works Cited
Site created and maintained by David Nicol, Dalhousie University; updated 29 June, 2010.