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| | §12. Performances of Latin plays in the schools and at the Universities. V. Early English Comedy. Vol. 5. The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Plays at Eton can be traced back to the same decade, as there is a record of the expenditure of 10 shillings circa ornamenta ad duos lusus at Christmas, 1525. |
 | | Eton boys acted in 1638, under Udall, before Thomas Cromwell, and, from Malims Consuetudinary, it is evident that, by 1560, the custom of performing both Latin and English plays was well established in the school. |
 | | On Twelfth Night, 1573, Eton scholars, under William Elderton, their headmaster, acted before Elizabeth at Hampton court. |
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