Medicine for a Curst Wife, A

Thomas Dekker (1602)

Historical Records

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Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's Men paid Thomas Dekker £10 in the Summer of 1602 for the comedy A Medicine for a Curst Wife. It was presumably acted at the Fortune theatre. It seems to have been successful, for on 27 September 1602 Dekker was given 10s "over & a bove his price".

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