List of Illustrations

Frontispiece The De Witt drawing of the Swan playhouse. Source: ART Vol. d57, no. 45c, Folger Shakespeare Library.
Figure I.1 Portrait of Edward Alleyn. Source: akg‐images
Figure 2.1 Image of Richard Tarlton (or Tarleton). Source: © British Library Board All Rights Reserved / Bridgeman Images
Figure 2.2 Interior of the Great Tudor Hall at Rufford Old Hall (showing the lower hall, with carved screen). Source: The National Trust Photolibrary / Alamy Stock photo
Figure 2.3 Interior of the Great Tudor Hall at Rufford Old Hall (showing the upper hall, with the high table in place and windowed alcove to the right). Source: The National Trust Photolibrary / Alamy Stock photo
Figure 3.1 Digital reproduction of a page in Philip Henslowe’s Diary. Source: Dulwich College, MS VII f9r, © David Cooper.
Figure 3.2 A Map Showing the Theatres of Shakespeare’s Day. Source: First published in Shakespeare’s Playhouses, by John Quincy Adams (1917)
Figure 3.3 Image of Will Kemp and Companion on the title‐page of Kemp’s Nine Days’ Wonder. Source: PN2598. k6, 1839, Folger Shakespeare Library
Figure 3.4 Diagram of Seating Arrangements in the Great Chamber at Whitehall. Source: College of Arms, MS Vincent 151, pp. 156–7
Figure 3.5 Portrait of Henry Carey, 1st Lord Hunsdon. Source: Berkeley Castle
Figure 6.1 Section of Hollar’s Map Vista, London from the Bankside. Source: Map L85c, No. 29, Part 1, Folger Shakespeare Library
Figure 6.2 Portrait of Nathan Field. Source: Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK / Bridgeman Images
Figure 6.3 Portrait of Richard Burbage. Source: Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK / Bridgeman Archive
Figure 6.4 The Image of Robert Armin on the title‐page of The Two Maids of Moreclacke. Source: STC 773 Copy 1, Folger Shakespeare Library