Category:Pembroke's

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Origin

There are two popular theories of origin for Pembroke's men. One, anchored by E. K. Chambers, is that the company arose out of "special conditions of the plague-years 1592-3, and was due to a division for travelling purposes of the large London company formed by the amalgamation of Strange's and the Admiral's" (2.129). The second, anchored by Andrew Gurr,


Touring

London

Further Reading

Born
Caircross,
Edmonds, Mary, "Pembroke's Men," Review of English Studies, n. s. 25.98 (1974): 129-36.
George
Ingram, William. A London Life in the Brazen Age: Francis Langley, 1548-1602. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1978.
Knutson, Roslyn L. "Pembroke's Men in 1592-3, Their Repertory and Touring Schedule," in "Issues in Review: Reading Company Repertories," Early Theatre 4 (2001): 129-38.
McMillin, Scott. "Casting for Pembroke's Men: The Henry VI Quartos and The Taming of A Shrew," Shakespeare Quarterly 23 (1972): 141-59.
—— "The Plots of The Dead Man's Fortune and 2 Seven Deadly Sins: Inferences for Theatre Historians," Studies in Bibliography 26 (1973): 235-43.
Somerset
Wentersdorf "Arden of Faversham ..."
—— "The Repertory and Size ..."

Plays associated with Pembroke's Men.