Master of the Revels
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"Linton for Master of the Revels," said some one.
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
When the chapel bell rings out noon hour and workers file to the long table, there stands the Master of the Revels, napkin on shoulder, chain of honor round his neck, truncheon in his hand.
From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
There is nothing whatever known of Robert Wilson after 1583, when he is mentioned, along with Tarleton, as being selected by Tilney, the Master of the Revels, for the Queen's company.
From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Arthur Acheson
Nevertheless, Cibber had been active in organising a form of opposition to the authority of the Chamberlain and the Master of the Revels, which, although it seemed of a trifling kind, had yet its importance.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Dutton Cook
It is in this latter capacity that Chaucer's "Philostrate" is nearest to Shakespeare's character, the Master of the Revels.
From The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' by Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
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