Mucedorus
Chapter 1 of 5 Act 1
- Running time
- 1 h 43 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Adrian Stephens, Alan Mapstone, Anna Maria, David Purdy, Estefanía Vidal and 12 others
Chapters
About this recording
The 1610 edition says it is by Shakespeare, and the play was in a volume of Shakespeare in the library of Charles the Second. But, well, likely not actually a Shakespeare.... Perhaps by Robert Green (1558 - 1592)
This play is mentioned as being popular in the 1611 Beaumont and Fletcher play 'The Knight of the Burning Pestle';. In fact, Mucedorus 'was enormously successful. This absurd play, with the merits and defects of a nursery tale, was acted by strolling companies everywhere till long after the Commonwealth, and passed through seventeen editions between 1598 and 1700, a record unequaled in the history of the pre-Restoration drama.' - Summary by ToddHW and Tucker Brooke
Cast list:
The King: Jim Locke
Rombelo: David Purdy
King Valentia: blueriveriris
Mucedorus, the Prince of Valentia: Jake Malizia
Anselmo: llamaart
Amadine, the King's daughter of Arragon: Jenn Broda
Segasto, a Nobleman: Larry Wilson
Enuie (Envy): Sonia
Tremelio, a Captaine: Rob Marland
Bremo, a wilde man: Alan Mapstone
Comedy: Joanna Michal Hoyt
Roderigo: Rapunzelina
An ould woman: Scotty Smith
Ariana, Amadine's maide: Joanna Michal Hoyt
Collen, a Counseller: Anna Maria
A messenger: Adrian Stephens
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