The Merry Devils

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Bookholder Nicholas Bracewell, fresh from his triumph holding together his volatile players company during the unraveling of a treasonous plot gainst Queen Elizabeth, is set to make the galleries ofThe Queens Head ring with laughter. Lord Westfield's Men stage a new comedy, The Merry Devils. It was written by two members of the troupe, and their patron will himself attend the premiere. The lugubrious landlord is sure mischief will result from the production. Nicholas sees only a harmless comedy in The Merry Devils, a play that has been cleared by the Master of Revels. It will not summon up devils, but two actors, both adept at mmbling. How then at the performance, during the cmcial scene, do three devils appear on stage, one looking disturbingly real? And what of the demonic deeds that follow? One devil, in fact, soon lies dead beneath the stage
The author s knowledge of Elizabethan stagecraft and his deep affection for the period show in every word, of... Tovább

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Bookholder Nicholas Bracewell, fresh from his triumph holding together his volatile players company during the unraveling of a treasonous plot gainst Queen Elizabeth, is set to make the galleries ofThe Queens Head ring with laughter. Lord Westfield's Men stage a new comedy, The Merry Devils. It was written by two members of the troupe, and their patron will himself attend the premiere. The lugubrious landlord is sure mischief will result from the production. Nicholas sees only a harmless comedy in The Merry Devils, a play that has been cleared by the Master of Revels. It will not summon up devils, but two actors, both adept at mmbling. How then at the performance, during the cmcial scene, do three devils appear on stage, one looking disturbingly real? And what of the demonic deeds that follow? One devil, in fact, soon lies dead beneath the stage
The author s knowledge of Elizabethan stagecraft and his deep affection for the period show in every word, of this, his second mystery, and in his first, The Queen's Head.
"A believable, satisfying mystery, colorfiilly cosmmed and staged, with a bawdy, raffish, and utterly amiable cast."
—Publishers Weekly
Edward Marston, under his real name, was raised in Wales and wanton to study modern history at Oxford. He has been a university lecturer, radio, television, and theatre dramatist, and in addition to writing has worked as an actor, director, and dramatist. His Elizabethan novel. The Roaring Boy, was a 1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee for best novel. He livesin Kent Vissza