Tooly

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Historical Records

		The Paynters daughter showen at Hampton Court on St Stevens daie
		at night, enacted by th'erle of warwickes seruntes
		Toolie showen at Hampton Court on St Iohns daie at night enacted by the
Histories &          }		Lord Howardes seruauntes.
Invencions          }   vj		The historie of the Collyer showen at Hampton Court on the Sundaie
showen within  }		folowing enacted by th'erle of Leicesters men
the tyme               }   viz		The historie of Error showen at Hampton Court on Newyeres daie at
aforesaid               }		night, enacted by the Children of Powles.
		The historye of Mutius Sceuola showen at Hampton Court on Twelf
		daie at night, enacted by the Children of windsore and the Chappell
		The hystorye of the Cenofalles showen at Hampton Court on Candlemas
		day at night, enacted by the lord Chamberleyn his men.

Theatrical Provenance

In addition to performing at court, 1576-7, Howard's men toured the provinces in the late 1570s as well, perhaps with "Tooly" still in production.

Probable Genre(s)

Harbage does not hazard a guess as to the narrative of "Tooly." Wiggins, Catalogue #601 considers the possibility that "Tooly" might have been a spelling of "Tully," in which case perhaps Cicero is the primary character of the play; he considers also the possibility of a Norse king, Olaf II.

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

Information welcome.

References to the Play

None known.

Critical Commentary

Information welcome.

For What It's Worth

The Revels Accounts specify a payment of 36s. for wagons on the 27 of December "for the Cariadge of stuff for the Lord Howardes seruauntes, specifying further that each wagon cost 18s. Feuillerat, p. 266

Also, the accounts record numerous payments for horses during the holiday season. For the day on which "Tooly" was performed:, there is the following: "for the hier of 3: horses from London to Hampton court on S^t Iohns daie and retorne on the morowe to London being the 27". In addition, there are payments of "xx^d the daie apece" as well as "x^s and for their meate at xij^d daie and night a pece for those two daies — vj^s." Feuillerat, p. 267

Works Cited

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