DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks

1639 Anonymous Mucedorus (and Amadine)

Reference Information

DEEP #: 272
Greg #: 151n
STC/Wing #: 18241
Record Type: Single-Play Playbook
Play Type: Adult Professional
Genre (Annals): Romantic Comedy
 
Book Edition: 15
Play Edition: 15
Format: Quarto
Leaves: 24
Date of First Publication: 1598
Date of First Production: 1590 [1588-1598; revised 1610]
Company of First Production: Unknown
Company Attribution: King's Men
 
Total Editions: 16 quartos

Title-Page Features

Title: A Most pleasant Comedy of Mucedorus the Kings Sonne of Valentia, and Amadine the Kings Daughter of Aragon. With the merry conceits of Mouse. Amplified with new Additions, ... Very delectable and full of conceited mirth.
Author:
Performance: as it was acted before the Kings Majestie at Whitehall, on Shrovesunday night By his Highnesse servants usually playing at the Globe.
Imprint: LONDON, Printed for John Wright, and are to be sold at his shop, at the signe of the Bible in Giltspurre-Street without Newgate. 1639.

Paratextual Material

Character List: "Ten persons may easily play it" [A2v]

Stationer Information

Printer: Young, Robert
Publisher: Wright, John (1)
Imprint Location: D.3 (Newgate Without - Giltspur St.)
Entries in Stationers' Register: Sep 17, 1618: Transferred from the widow of William Jones (2) to John Wright (1): "The Comedy Called Mucedorus".
Jun 27, 1646: Transferred from John Wright (1) to Edward Wright: "The Comedie of Mucedorus."
Apr 4, 1655: Transferred from Edward Wright to William Gilbertson: "The Comedy called Mucedorus."
Jun 17, 1656: Transferred from William Gilbertson to Francis Coles: "the Comedie called Mucedorus".