> I also offered the opinion that posing with her theorbo(?) implied in > England at the time (I translate), "I'm hip, I'm serious, and I can > play with the boys,"
The inigo Jones productinos were largely at court for the court, and should not be taken as typical of the London Playhouse atmosphere, where women were not generally seen on stage, and I suspect not in the pit either. Such women as frequented the Globe and other playhouses are likely to have been mistresses at best I would think. Thankfuly the subject was upper crust and comfortable at court; not at all typical of women of lower station in that time. As she seems to have been fond of long-necked beasts, she may also have had other musical skills, wyres, virginals, perhaps a wind or two; and also very likely voice. Needlepoint was of course expected, as was household & estate management. A search in the online archives (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/Default.aspx) might bring up records of interest, women are not often mention in deeds and such, but cant hurt to look. -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
