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==1569-1583==
==1569-1583==
Thomas Radcliffe, third earl of Sussex (1557-1583) and Lord Chamberlain (1572-83), was the patron of a company of players apparently from 1569 to his death in 1583. The company had a high profile both on tour and at court. Appearing in provincial records as early as 1568-9, the company performed under the name of Sussex at Cambridge, Gloucester, Bristol, Folkestone, Faversham, Bath, Norwich, Oxford, and Coventry ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/Eventhits.cfm REED PP]; at Ipswich (''MSC'' II.3, pp. 267-9); at Canterbury, Dover, Faversham, and Folkestone (''MSC'' VII, 14, 44, 60, 70); at Hengrave and Sudbury (''MSC'' XI, 166, 197); and at Nottingham, Leicester, Abingdon, and Southampton (Murray I.305-6). During the middle 1570s the company was often called the Chamberlain's players, as at Coventry, Fordwich, Rye, Bath, Bristol, Faversham, and Norwich ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/Eventhits.cfm REED PP]), Ipswich (''MSC'' II.3, pp. 269-70, 272), and Canterbury and Faversham ('''MSA'' VII.15, 61). At Bristol, the company performed ''The Red Knight'' ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/event.cfm?EventListID=2055 REED PP]). The company's appearances at court coincide with their patron's becoming Lord Chamberlain. The players performed at court thirteen times between Shrovetide 1573 and January 1583, often on Candlemas (2 February). The Revels Accounts record some titles of their plays: ''Phedrastus'', ''Phigon and Lucia'', ''Philemon and Felicia'', ''The Cynocephali'', ''The Cruelty of a Stepmother'', ''The Duke of Milan and the Marquis of Mantua'', ''Murderous Michael'', ''The Rape of the Second Helen'', ''Portio and Demorantes'', ''Sarpedon'', and ''A History of Ferrar''. The company had the two most talented clowns in the profession: Richard Tarlton and John Adams. Both men joined the Queen's players at their formation in March 1583, a shift in loyalties that preceded the death of their patron by several months (June). The instantaneous hegemony of the Queen's players and the demise of the third earl of Sussex closed this period of the company's history.
Thomas Radcliffe, third earl of Sussex (1557-1583) and Lord Chamberlain (1572-83), was the patron of a company of players apparently from 1569 to his death in 1583. The company had a high profile both on tour and at court. Appearing in provincial records as early as 1568-9, the company performed under the name of Sussex at Cambridge, Gloucester, Bristol, Folkestone, Faversham, Bath, Norwich, Oxford, and Coventry ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/Eventhits.cfm REED PP]); at Ipswich (''MSC'' II.3, pp. 267-9); at Canterbury, Dover, Faversham, and Folkestone (''MSC'' VII, 14, 44, 60, 70); at Hengrave and Sudbury (''MSC'' XI, 166, 197); and at Nottingham, Leicester, Abingdon, and Southampton (Murray I.305-6). During the middle 1570s the company was often called the Chamberlain's players, as at Coventry, Fordwich, Rye, Bath, Bristol, Faversham, and Norwich ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/Eventhits.cfm REED PP]), Ipswich (''MSC'' II.3, pp. 269-70, 272), and Canterbury and Faversham (''MSA'' VII.15, 61). At Bristol, the company performed ''The Red Knight'' ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/event.cfm?EventListID=2055 REED PP]). The company's appearances at court coincide with their patron's becoming Lord Chamberlain. The players performed at court thirteen times between Shrovetide 1573 and January 1583, often on Candlemas (2 February). The Revels Accounts record some titles of their plays: ''Phedrastus'', ''Phigon and Lucia'', ''Philemon and Felicia'', ''The Cynocephali'', ''The Cruelty of a Stepmother'', ''The Duke of Milan and the Marquis of Mantua'', ''Murderous Michael'', ''The Rape of the Second Helen'', ''Portio and Demorantes'', ''Sarpedon'', and ''A History of Ferrar''. The company had the two most talented clowns in the profession: Richard Tarlton and John Adams. Both men joined the Queen's players at their formation in March 1583, a shift in loyalties that preceded the death of their patron by several months (June). The instantaneous hegemony of the Queen's players and the demise of the third earl of Sussex closed this period of the company's history.


==1585-1593==
==1585-1593==
Robert Radcliffe acceded to the earldom at his father's death, and players advertising his patronage were touring by 1586. They too had a vigorous presence in the provinces, visiting many of their predecessor's favorite venues but extending their reach by traveling on the southwest circuit to Lyme Regis and Exeter, including Kendal in the Western Midlands, and York and Newcastle uponTyne to the north ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/Eventhits.cfm REED PP]). In addition the records document additional stops for them on the southeastern circuit at Hythe, Lydd, and New Romney (''MSC'' VII. 88, 109, 140). The company toured not only widely and often but also in good company. On three occasions Sussex's players performed with the Queen's men: Gloucester, 1590-1; Bristol, between 28 February and 6 March, 1592; and Coventry, 24 March 1592 ([http://link.library.utoronto.ca/reed/Eventhits.cfm REED PP]). The names of players with Sussex's, 1586-93, are not known. When they joined the Queen's men intermittently in 1590-92, their old fellow, Tarlton, had died in 1588, but another, John Adams, might still have been acting with the Queen's men. Sussex's appeared at court on 2 January 1592.  On 29 April 1593 the company acquired a license to travel "where the infection is not" (Chambers, IV.314) but by 27 December they were in London. Their patron, the fourth earl of Sussex had died less that two weeks before (14 December), yet they were poised for a lengthy run at the Rose playhouse.
==At the Rose, 1593-4==
Scholars have been puzzled that Sussex players acquired the lease of the Rose in late December 1593 because they had no apparent ties to Philip Henslowe (owner) and Edward Alleyn (lead player of Strange's men, the company most recently at the Rose).




==At the Rose, 1593-4==


==1602 and following==
==1602 and following==
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== Bibliography==
== Bibliography==


'Malone Society Collections'' II.3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1907.<br>
Malone Society Collections'' II.3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1907.<br>
''Malone Society Collections'' VII. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965. <br>
''Malone Society Collections'' VII. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965. <br>
''Malone Society Collections'' XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980-1. <br>
''Malone Society Collections'' XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980-1. <br>

Revision as of 15:04, 27 June 2011

1569-1583

Thomas Radcliffe, third earl of Sussex (1557-1583) and Lord Chamberlain (1572-83), was the patron of a company of players apparently from 1569 to his death in 1583. The company had a high profile both on tour and at court. Appearing in provincial records as early as 1568-9, the company performed under the name of Sussex at Cambridge, Gloucester, Bristol, Folkestone, Faversham, Bath, Norwich, Oxford, and Coventry (REED PP); at Ipswich (MSC II.3, pp. 267-9); at Canterbury, Dover, Faversham, and Folkestone (MSC VII, 14, 44, 60, 70); at Hengrave and Sudbury (MSC XI, 166, 197); and at Nottingham, Leicester, Abingdon, and Southampton (Murray I.305-6). During the middle 1570s the company was often called the Chamberlain's players, as at Coventry, Fordwich, Rye, Bath, Bristol, Faversham, and Norwich (REED PP), Ipswich (MSC II.3, pp. 269-70, 272), and Canterbury and Faversham (MSA VII.15, 61). At Bristol, the company performed The Red Knight (REED PP). The company's appearances at court coincide with their patron's becoming Lord Chamberlain. The players performed at court thirteen times between Shrovetide 1573 and January 1583, often on Candlemas (2 February). The Revels Accounts record some titles of their plays: Phedrastus, Phigon and Lucia, Philemon and Felicia, The Cynocephali, The Cruelty of a Stepmother, The Duke of Milan and the Marquis of Mantua, Murderous Michael, The Rape of the Second Helen, Portio and Demorantes, Sarpedon, and A History of Ferrar. The company had the two most talented clowns in the profession: Richard Tarlton and John Adams. Both men joined the Queen's players at their formation in March 1583, a shift in loyalties that preceded the death of their patron by several months (June). The instantaneous hegemony of the Queen's players and the demise of the third earl of Sussex closed this period of the company's history.

1585-1593

Robert Radcliffe acceded to the earldom at his father's death, and players advertising his patronage were touring by 1586. They too had a vigorous presence in the provinces, visiting many of their predecessor's favorite venues but extending their reach by traveling on the southwest circuit to Lyme Regis and Exeter, including Kendal in the Western Midlands, and York and Newcastle uponTyne to the north (REED PP). In addition the records document additional stops for them on the southeastern circuit at Hythe, Lydd, and New Romney (MSC VII. 88, 109, 140). The company toured not only widely and often but also in good company. On three occasions Sussex's players performed with the Queen's men: Gloucester, 1590-1; Bristol, between 28 February and 6 March, 1592; and Coventry, 24 March 1592 (REED PP). The names of players with Sussex's, 1586-93, are not known. When they joined the Queen's men intermittently in 1590-92, their old fellow, Tarlton, had died in 1588, but another, John Adams, might still have been acting with the Queen's men. Sussex's appeared at court on 2 January 1592. On 29 April 1593 the company acquired a license to travel "where the infection is not" (Chambers, IV.314) but by 27 December they were in London. Their patron, the fourth earl of Sussex had died less that two weeks before (14 December), yet they were poised for a lengthy run at the Rose playhouse.

At the Rose, 1593-4

Scholars have been puzzled that Sussex players acquired the lease of the Rose in late December 1593 because they had no apparent ties to Philip Henslowe (owner) and Edward Alleyn (lead player of Strange's men, the company most recently at the Rose).


1602 and following

Bibliography

Malone Society Collections II.3. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1907.
Malone Society Collections VII. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965.
Malone Society Collections XI. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980-1.
Murray, John Tucker. English Dramatic Companies 1558-1642. 2 vols. 1910, New York: Russell & Russell, 1963. Vol. I

Plays performed by the Earl of Sussex's Men