Quintus Fabius
Historical Records
Government Documents
Accounts of the Office of the Revels
Entries from the Revels Accounts for 1573-4 include the following (Feuillerat,Revels p. 193):
{ Predor : & Lucia. played by Therle of Leices- } { ters servauntes vpon Saint stevens daye at nighte } { at whitehall aforesaide/ } { Alkmeon, playde by the Children of Powles on } vj. all fytted and ffur- { Saint Iohns daye at nighte there/ } nyshed with the store { Mamillia. playde by therle of Leicesteres ser- } of thoffice and with the { uauntes on Innosentes daye at nighte there/ } woorkmanshipp and Playes showen { Truth, ffaythfullnesse, & Mercye, playde by } provisions herein at whytehall { the Children of westminster for Elderton vpon } expressed as followeth videlicit { New yeares daye at nighte there/ } hereafter orderly. { Herpetulus the blew knighte & perobia playde by } ffirst the wages and { my Lorde klintons servantes the third of Ianuary } then the Emptions { being the sunday after Newyeares daye there/ } with the other charges { Quintus ffablus playd by the Children of wyndsor } incident { ffor Mr ffarrant on Twelfe daye at nighte lykewise } { at whitehall. }
Theatrical Provenance
Quintus Fabius was performed by the Children of Windsor at court under the supervision of their master, Richard Farrant. The company is not known to have performed at any other venue in 1574 (Chambers, ES, 2.61-64).
Probable Genre(s)
Classical History (Harbage
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
References to the Play
Critical Commentary
For What It's Worth
Works Cited
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