Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Christmas His Masque (Christmas His Show)

Jonson, Ben, published 1641 · masque · Occasional;Nonprofessional

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Metadata

TitleChristmas His Masque (Christmas His Show)
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1641
Genre (British Drama)masque
Genre group (comparison)masque — from the British Drama label · Annals: masque
Play typeOccasional;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 606 · edition 1162 · TCP A72473 · DEEP 5124.01
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1616 [Christmas; January 1617]
First performance (BritDrama)1616 [Christmas 1616-1617]
Theaterbefore the Court;
FormatFolio
Greg606a
Genre (Annals)Christmas Show
Genre (BritDrama)Masque
BritDrama no.1813
Title page[HT; B1r] CHRISTMAS, HIS MASQUE;
Title-page performance noteAS IT WAS PRESENTED AT COVRT. 1616.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 159 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

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10–24474unassignedWHy Gentlemen, do you know what you do? ha'! would you ha' kept me out? Christmas, old Christmas? Christmas of…
225–45483T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs0.82Now, all the Lords bless me, where am I trow? where is Cupid: serve the King? they may serve the Cobbler well …
346–107482unassignedI, I; but Misrule doth not like his suit: he says the Players have lent him one too little, on purpose to disg…
4108–158467T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs0.72Last, Baby-cake, that an end doth make of Christmas merry, merry vain a Is Child Rowlan, and a strait young ma…