Podcast appearances and mentions of bartholomew fair

Episode 149The life story of Ben Jonson concludes with events after the publication of his first folio to his death in 1637.‘Bartholomew Fair', a different sort of Jonson play.The finances of the court become more problematic, and Jonson earns and spends money.The trend for ‘projectors' and Jonson becomes involved with Sir Willian Cockayne.‘The Devil is an Ass' satires money making projects.Jonson is honoured by Oxford and Cambridge universities.Jonson devotes a decade to poetry and scholarship.‘The tribe of Ben' forms at the Apollo Room.Jonson's library burns in a house fire.Jonson's health begins to decline.The death of King James and the marriage and coronation of Charles 1st.‘The Staple of the News', Jonson's first play for a decade.Jonson's health declines further.Jonson is appointed as Chronologer to the City of London.Jonson complains of poverty and receives money from supporters.The late Jonson plays fail to impress at the playhouse.‘A Tale of a Tub'. A posthumous play, a play fragment and a collaboration.Jonson dies in 1637 and is buried in Westminster Abbey.Appreciation of Jonson since his death.Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637)[2] was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour[3] (1598), Volpone, or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry. "He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I." Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here.  Be sure to check our website for more details.

Put on your Sunday best, we're going to the fair!A handsome young man, a  moonlight tryst and a young woman is left to bear the consequences. It's an age old tale, but why did it become so popular in the early 19th Century? We might have the answer. We're also looking more widely at English fairs through the ages; the fun, strange and sometimes scandalous things that happen there, and the songs people sing about them.This episode features bit of mild swearing thanks to our cheeky friend Samuel Pepys.MusicBrimbledon Fair is from Folk Songs From Somerset by Cecil SharpSelby Fair words are from the Bodleian Library Ballad Index, but I made the tune upThe Ewan MacColl version of Bartholomew Fair can be found hereThe full words of Jockey to the Fair can be found at the Bodleian Library hereThe tune behind the Thomas Hardy extract is Brigg FairThe full version of Ramble Away is the one I learned from Shirley Collins' recorded versionYou can find the full lyrics of Answer to Young Ramble Away (if you really want to!) here and the tune is a Derrydown Fair variant that I found on  Mudcat.ReferencesThere are some great discussions about Ramble Away on the Mudcat Cafe, and the Mainly Norfolk website has a very informative summary about the song.The episode features extracts from A tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain 1724-1727 by Daniel Defoe (which also features on the Mainly Norfolk website), from the Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and the diaries of Samuel Pepys. Vic Gammon (1982) Song, Sex and Society in England 1600-1850 Folk Music Journal 4 (3) 208-245 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4522105

Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born 12 August 1939) is an English actor and writer, best known for his extensive theatre work, and to a broader audience for his role as Sio Bibble in Star Wars Episodes I to III. He is also known for his role as Maester Cressen in HBO series Game of Thrones.In 1959, as a member of the Oxford University Experimental Theatre Club, he appeared in his first Stratford performance in the Memorial Theatre's open-air production of Bartholomew Fair. His first professional appearances were, at the age of 27, in the 1967 season at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.[5] Short Seasons at the Mermaid, London, the Oxford Playhouse and the Cambridge Arts Theatre followed. His long and prolific association with the Royal Shakespeare Company started in 1975, when director Terry Hands cast him as Mountjoy in Henry V. He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the company. From 1990 until 2019 He appeared more frequently at the National Theatre, London, until at the age of 80 he lent his "sublime presence" to the part of the appraising button moulder in Henryk Ibsen's Peter Gynt at the Olivier Theatre.On television, Davies had a regular role as Peter Foxcott QC in Kavanagh QC and was schoolmaster Le Bas in the serialization of A Dance to the Music of Time (1997). He also appeared with John Thaw in an episode of Inspector Morse and also appeared in the ITV television drama The Uninvited, and in a 2002 episode of the popular drama Foyle's War.On film, his most prominent role was probably Sio Bibble in the Star Wars "prequel trilogy" films, released in 1999, 2002 and 2005. In 2003, Davies appeared in the film Johnny English, where he portrayed the Archbishop of Canterbury.He appeared on stage as Polonius in Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company, alongside David Tennant and Patrick Stewart, and in 2009 appeared in All's Well That Ends Well at the Royal National Theatre as the King of France. In 2010, he appeared as Balfour in the premiere of Ben Brown's play The Promise, about the Balfour Declaration.In 2011, he appeared in a stage adaptation of Michelle Magorian's book Goodnight Mister Tom, in which he played the central character, Thomas Oakley. He was back with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2014 as Justice Shallow in Henry IV, Part 2. Davies again appeared with David Tennant in Richard II in 2013. In February 2019 Davies discussed his career in the BBC Radio Three series Private Passions.Support the show (https://www.interactstrokesupport.org)

Step right up and try your luck in our grand season finale about the history of amusement parks! We're joined by Chicago comedian Rob Grabowski as we jump all the lines, eat all the sweets, get handsy in the dark rides and take a stroll through the pleasure gardens. Bartholomew Fair illustrated (1808) Advertisement for a puppet show at Bartholomew Fair Bakken park (Denmark) then 1 & 2 Bakken entrance now Pleasure Garden: Vauxhall Gardens in the Regency Era Vauxhall Gardens in 1809 View from the Midway Plaisance - 1893 Chicago World's Fair A Shoot-the-Chutes ride (Riverview Park Chicago - 1963) On a dark ride -- The Tunnel of Love at Riverview Park 1943 Questionable entrance to The Tunnel of Love (Riverview) Entrance to the second Steeplechase Park (circa 1908 - coney island) Luna Park entrance (coney island) Disneyland under construction Cedar Point postcard (1907?) Brochure of Cedar Point (1929ish) More on Rob: Rob Grabowski is an actor, improviser & fellow podcaster based in Chicago. He's worked all over the city with theaters and ensembles including The Second City, Victory Gardens, iO Chicago, Annoyance, The New Colony and ComedySportz Chicago. He's the unofficial, honorable Mayor of Chicago, co-host of Poppin' Bottles & Talking Shop (w/ James Dugan and Rob Grabowski) podcasts, producer of REDACTED at The Music Box, and we just really like him a whole bunch. Sources: Wiki, An Open Suitcase, VOX, Arcadia Publishing, coaster10.com Complete citations on our website. SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon or Buy us a "coffee" and fuel our next episode. MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin'! CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth Spinn Original Art: Sarah Cruz Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people. SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.

A reading from chapter six of Peter Ackroyd's history of early seventeenth-century England, Civil War (or Rebellion, as the book has been retitled in its America, apparently not to upset anybody buying it by accident and hoping to read about a different Civil War). Ackroyd uses two texts to paint a brief picture of London at the time: Thomas Dekker's The Seven Deadly Sins of London (1607), and Ben Jonson's play Bartholomew Fair(1614). Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support

In Shakespeare's Henry VI part II, Lord Clifford exclaims, “To Bedlam with him! Is the man grown mad?” That's from Act V Scene 1. This use of the word Bedlam both as a place associated with madness, is because there was a real Bedlam Hospital within steps of The Curtain and Globe theaters where this play was performed in the 16th century and that hospital specialized in the care for the insane. Bedlam Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in early modern London. It was founded in the mid-13th century in service to the Church of Bethlehem, as a house for the poor. By the time Henry VIII gave administrative control of Bedlam to the city of Bethlem in 1547, it had become a hospital for the nation's mentally ill and specifically those who were considered violent or dangerous. Initially, the term “Bedlam” was an informal namebut by the time Shakespeare was writing about Bedlam in Henry VI Part II, the word “bedlam” was part of everyday speech, defined as madness or chaos. In addition to Shakespeare's 8 uses of “bedlam” across his works, Bedlam Hospital itself was staged in many early modern plays including The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, and Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson, among many others during the early 1600s. One potential reason for the popularity of using Bedlam in early modern plays can be attributed to the display of insane people that began in London in 1576 as a way to raise money for the hospital. Bedlam Hospital continues in operation today as a psychiatric hospital, with one of their specialist services including the National Psychosis Unit.  Here today to help us understand the history of Bedlam Hospital and what it is important to know when we see Shakespeare referencing this hospital in his plays is our guest, Duncan Salkeld.

Bartholomew Fair was held in Smithfield annually from the 1133 to 1855 at the end of August on the days around St Bartholomew's Day. Originally a cloth fair, the event expanded to include a variety of other wares and a number of entertainments and sights. Listen to this recording of a 17th Century broadside ballad to hear a description of the fair: All those that have money and want any ware let them walk to Smithfield and Bartholomew Fair, All sorts of moveables there may be had, you may venture your lot 'mongst the good and the bad Gloves, ribbands, knives, scissors, with Jack-in-a-box Fine ladies with patches and powdered with pox With a cock and a gelding, with whistle and rattle All which serve to please the young kids that can prattle. Their children must with them if that they have any Tis Forty to one that they have a great many The climate is fruitful, the soil fat and good All things to be said for to nourish the blood. There's no fear of increase which if they can go They must to the fair for to see a great show, Being dressed very fine like young lords and young ladies The boys must have bows and the girls must have babies. The sprightly young prentice must not be forgot, One day in the fortnight must fall to his lot. The servant maid with him so trim doth he take And briskly doth treat her with a pot and a cake. If his purse will be strong he will venture to see The monkeys to dance and the goose with legs three, All this having seen, he home doth repair Being enough to talk of until the next fair. The finnikin shopkeeper once in the year To eat a boar's head takes his wife to the fair. There is no denial, he with her must go And takes in his pocket an angel or two Then merry they make while the music doth play But if I be not mistaken, full dear they must pay - A crown for the head of a pig three week's old All this must be had or my mistress will scold Then away, bonny lads, and fine lasses make haste And some of these Bartholomew rarities taste No question but all of you will be content And that of your money you will not repent: Make use of your time whilst time you have here, Who knows who shall be at the fair the next year Merry Andrew doth call you, the music invites To partake of their pleasures and taste their delights.

Hunted by the police and stalked by a sinister new enemy, Jonah Smith risks all to clear his name by going behind the scenes at Bartholomew Fair… in search of Springheel Jack!

The Springheel Files, narrated by Cameron K. McEwan, investigates the world of Wireless Theatre's The Springheel Saga. With exclusive interviews, commentary and clips, we explore the world of The Carnival of Horrors, the second episode of the second series of The Legend of Springheel'd Jack. Looking at the facts behind the real-life Bartholomew Fair with Fortean expert Steve Ash, File #3 also explains how the characters have coped with the events of the series so far… and how the events and decisions of this episode change the destiny of the characters involved with Springheel Jack forever… Warning: This file CONTAINS SPOILERS for The Carnival of Horrors, so make sure you've listened to that before!

The death of Geoffrey Palmer was announced today. Two of his leading co-stars, Dame Judi Dench and Wendy Craig, pay tribute. Ruth Wilson plays the sinister and ruthlessly ambitious Mrs Coulter in the BBC’s lavish adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. We catch up with her as series two begins to discuss the relationship with her estranged daughter Lyra, working with a digital monkey, and to ask if baddies are just more fun to play. November marks the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act, criminalising discrimination against disabled people in many areas of life. The anniversary is being marked on BBC TV and radio with a focus on the arts. For Radio 4, Jenny Sealey, of Graeae Theatre, and Polly Thomas have directed an adaptation of a Ben Johnson play - Bartholomew Fair - reimagined as The Bartholomew Abominations, set in a dystopian future. Two major pop acts have new releases out – longstanding international treasure Kylie Minogue and relative newcomers on the block, Little Mix. Katie Puckrik and Roisin O’Connor join John to discuss the merits (or otherwise?) of the albums and also to select a cultural highlight they’ve been enjoying recently Fifty years ago Ted Hughes published Crow: From the Life and Songs of the Crow. The Crow is a violent shape-shifter, a ruthless trickster who is determined to survive. A new edition of Crow has just been published and in Front Row Marina Warner, who has written the foreword, reveals the brutal beauty that Hughes achieved. The poet Zaffar Kunial reflects on how the rough music of the Songs of the Crow echoes across half a century to us today. We hear, too, from the archive, powerful readings of the poems by Ted Hughes himself. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Sarah Johnson

One of the biggest and grandest events occurring in London every year was the elaborate Bartholomew Fair. Celebrated in conjunction with St. Bartholomew’s Day, this fair took over the city in Shakespeare’s lifetime for three whole days of merriment that included the selling of wares, drinks and food vendors, as well as performances from stilt walkers, jugglers, puppeteers, and more. Here this week to share with us the history of Bartholomew Fair in Shakespeare’s lifetime, as well as how this festive carnival was born from pious means, is our guest, Alicja Zelazko.

For centuries, Bartholomew Fair was held on the 24 August in the heart of London, and people flocked to the notorious streets of Smithfield for the fair, famous for its lawlessness, depravity and general merriment. Ben Jonson’s play Bartholomew Fair brings a cast of characters from across London together in a snapshot of London life. But the raucous comedy has a dark side, and its exploration of class, social standing and just deserts has as much to say now as it did then. It’s about to land in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, brought up to date for 2019. We went behind the scenes with the company – director Blanche McIntyre and actors Zach Wyatt, Josh Lacey and Richard Katz – to find out more about Bartholomew Fair and Londoner’s past and present, and to ask how much has really changed since Jonson’s Londoners partied in the streets of Smithfield?

Bartholomew Fair (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue A performance of the prologue to Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson - the prologue for the King. It has been recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. [www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare](https://patreon.com/beyondshakespeare)   Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.  The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found [here.](http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692bartholmew.htm)

The Springheel Files, narrated by Cameron K. McEwan, investigates the world of Wireless Theatre’s The Springheel Saga. With exclusive interviews, commentary and clips, we explore the world of The Carnival of Horrors, the second episode of the second series of The Legend of Springheel’d Jack. Looking at the facts behind the real-life Bartholomew Fair with Fortean expert Steve Ash, File #3 also explains how the characters have coped with the events of the series so far… and how the events and decisions of this episode change the destiny of the characters involved with Springheel Jack forever… Warning: This file CONTAINS SPOILERS for The Carnival of Horrors, so make sure you’ve listened to that before! Narrated by Cameron K. McEwan With contributions from the cast

Circus sideshows have fascinated people for centuries. From the bearded lady to PT Barnum, contortionists to fire eaters, people have flocked to see the peculiarities of the 10-in-1 show. From their early beginnings at Bartholomew Fair to their decline in the politically correct world of the 1960s, this talk will take you on a rollercoaster ride using sources held by The National Archives and other organisations.