DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks

1637 Shirley, James Hyde Park

Reference Information

DEEP #: 870
Greg #: 517a
STC/Wing #: 22446
Record Type: Single-Play Playbook
Play Type: Adult Professional
Genre (Annals): Comedy
 
Book Edition: 1
Play Edition: 1
Format: Quarto
Leaves: 36
Date of First Publication: 1637
Date of First Production: 1632 [licensed for stage, Apr 20]
Company of First Production: Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Company Attribution: Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
 
Total Editions: 1 quarto

Title-Page Features

Title: HIDE PARKE A COMEDIE,
Author: Written by James Shirly.
Performance: As it was presented by her Majesties Servants, at the private house in Drury Lane.
Imprint: LONDON, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Andrew Crooke, and William Cooke. 1637.

Paratextual Material

Dedication: Epistle to: Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland; from: James Shirley [A2r]
Character List: "Persons" [A2v]

Stationer Information

Printer: Cotes, Thomas
Publisher: Cooke, William; Crooke, Andrew (1)
Entries in Stationers' Register: Apr 13, 1637: Entered to Andrew Cooke (1) and William Cooke: "a Comedy called Hide Parke by Iames Shirley".