Woman's Law, The
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Historical Records
Entered on Marriott's List (1653):
- The Womans Law.
Theatrical Provenance
Unknown
Probable Genre(s)
Unknown
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
None known
References to the Play
None known
Critical Commentary
"The only evidence for the existence of a play of this name is its occurrence in an entry in the Stationers' Register" (Bentley, 5.1445, referring to Marriott's list).
For What It's Worth
For discussion of Marriott's list, follow this link: Marriott's List (1653)
The title sounds as if it might deal with a law made by a woman, or possibly one made against women (on the analogy, perhaps, of the Middleton/Rowley comedy The Old Law).
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