The Conventual Buildings of Blackfriars, London, And the Playhouses Constructed Therein
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34), and More let the rooms first to certain silk dyers (27. 3; 120. 29), and then in 1571 to Lord Cobham, whose mansion adjoined it on the north (Documents VI and VIII). Cobham was allowed at his "own proper costs and charges, to break the walls . . . and there to make and set up such ^ The kitchen, shed, quill of water, and stairs were bought by Lord Cobham in 1602; see Document XVIII. 'This was secured by James Burbage in 1596 (63.32). 17 Joseph Quincy Adams convenient doors ... as shall be ...thought meet ... to lead out of his said dwelling house into the said . . . lodgings and premises above demised" (28. 13 ff.). In 1576 Cobham surrendered the lodging, and More was seeking a tenant. Just at this time James Burbage was erecting the first English playhouse, the Theatre, in Holywell Priory to the north of the city walls — a large amphitheatre in which the professional actors could entertain great crowds of Londoners, and reap a rich harvest for their labors. Richard Farrant, as Master of the Children of Windsor Chapel, had been especially active in devising plays and training his boys for the Queen's entertainment, yet had received very little reward for his efforts.
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