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The Bird in a Cage (The Beauties)

Shirley, James, published 1633 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Bird in a Cage (The Beauties)
AuthorShirley, James
Publication year (edition)1633
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 479 · edition 1002 · TCP A12128 · DEEP 816
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1633 [licensed for stage, Jun 21] [incorrect]
First performance (BritDrama)1633 [Jan]
Company (BritDrama)Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
Company (Annals)Queen Henrietta Maria's Men
TheaterPhoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Theater typeIndoor
PublisherCooke, William
FormatQuarto
STC22436
Greg479a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.2396
Title pageTHE BIRD IN A CAGE. A Comedie.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene Presented at the Phœnix in Drury-Lane.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1847 · witness single

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10–51500T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.74HE does not mean this building for a College, I hope? That were an ill Foundation, there are more Scholars the…
252–120496T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.89To keep off violence, and soliciting Which may disturb thy pleasures, until we Shall find out one to match thy…
3121–192497T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Not one man among so many Ladies? Not a gentleman-usher? Nor a Page? How shall we do Madam? I beseech your Gra…
4193–215491unassignedha' ye any thing to do that ye account impossible Gentlemen. Why, wilt thou do't? And you'll pay for't. Let me…
5216–268495unassignedWill your Grace have him punished for this insolence? No, his humour is good mirth to us; whence art? I am of …
6269–315490T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82What does the Duke mean? A Virgin. He is in Passion. Shalt not engage thee on a work so much Impossible as pro…
7316–361492unassignedI have been careful. What do they say abroad, do they not wonder? They are strucken dumb at reading, he that h…
8362–408497unassignedPrithee make thyself happy with a warm suit first, thy house is but poorly thatched, and thou be'st so good at…
9409–467497unassignedO yes Sir. Not a penny, and thou hadst not been a fool, thou wouldst ha' been a Knave, & so thou might'st have…
10468–518503unassignedYet he keeps my jewels, there may be some hope I'll to him again, 'tis but his modesty At first not to see me …
11519–568506unassignedTen to one, but if I did— let it alone, a pox on't, I were best drink some Sack, they say it helps invention. …
12569–588503unassignedThere are some Gentlemen with him— but I'll tell him, I am prevented, he's coming forth himself. Signior Altom…
13589–614501unassignedNay Sir you need not distinguish, for it is possible to see a man invisible observe me, you see me now perfect…
14615–664499T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78Ha, ha, ha, the fellows mad. Can you tell Sir, what became of all the Swallows, cuckoos, and small birds, we h…
15665–706502T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81I heard a pound of flesh, a Jews demand once 'twas gravely now remembered of your Lordship— released? Fortune,…
16707–747487unassignedIf I obtain a Monument, be this all Write on my grave. This man climbed high to fall. Come Gentlemen, we must …
17748–782482T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81They are thrown down with their good wills then, come you and I will have a bout, I must hug your little body.…
18783–826506unassignedSir you may censure me, But my affection to the injured Lord, And not without respect unto the Honour, Of your…
19827–849484unassignedhe's mad. Signior Perenotto, it has puzzled my understanding, how you can subsist at Court without making use …
20850–882482unassignedI was costive, and an Infidel, you are Christian coxcombs, and so, while I see what will become of the mirth, …
21883–917489T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.82I have an excellent hint Ladies of a mirth, Cannot but please the Princess. What is't? It will require every o…
22918–968504unassignedWhen this eternal substance of my Soul, did live imprisoned in my wanton flesh, and so forth? and how d'ye lik…
23969–1000462T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.71Ha, ha, ha, what mean'st? Nay you shall laugh and heartily ere I ha' done w'e The Duke does love his Daughter,…
241001–1045533unassignedYou may imagine with what variety of lamentable faces, the Courtier heard his unexpected sentence, some would …
251046–1108488T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.75And he continue thus but a Moon, he'll make the Court mad. Oh 'twill be excellent, since it is not safe for a …
261109–1163503unassignedThis a Wagtail of the City, which a silkman So dearly loved, he called it wife, but could not (Though in much …
271164–1222499unassignedO 'tis an excellent Name, where Spectators throng together; as ours do methinks in the Arras already: the Musi…
281223–1290491unassignedMost high and mighty Nonsense, sure the King has swallowed Pills, and his stomach not able to digest 'em, does…
291291–1353501unassignedBeshrew the bellman, and you had not waked as you did Madam, I should ha' forgot myself and played Iupiter ind…
301354–1415494T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.86He speaks all mystery, I sha'not get him off I fear without some stain. The truth is Princess, if you now disc…
311416–1477495T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80And if I had any interest in myself, Produce your witness, when I gave it you, I have possession yet, ere I de…
321478–1510475unassignedGreat men, we are none. No but you may be, by the length of your wit and shortness of your memory, for if you …
331511–1581513unassignedI come not to Petition for a mercy But to cry up my merit, for a deed Shall drown all story, and posterity Whe…
341582–1644524unassignedWill either of you speak for me Gentlemen, if the justice of my cause should fail me, I'll pay you for't, I kn…
351645–1717521T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.71Temper your passion Sir. Some tortures to enforce confession from him How he procured access. They sha'not nee…
361718–1771505T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78'Tis granted. My Lord Ambassador. Not the least whisper of Philenzo, as you value our regard— O my good Lord w…
371772–1846505T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.68Arrived at her? Fame will soon spread it Fulvio, About the world, and we shall be their mockery. He's dead the…