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Presented for the marriage of Robert Devereux and Frances Howard, the masque stages a Roman wedding at an altar. Sword-bearing figures representing the Humours and Affections threaten the couple until Reason intervenes; Juno then sends eight female figures to join them, and the dancers’ reconciliation celebrates marriage and the union of the kingdoms.
A moonlit crag opens to reveal Silenus prophesying the arrival of Oberon, who will bring order and beneficent rule. Prince Henry enters as the fairy prince in a chariot drawn by white bears, followed by songs, dances and a concluding dance with his mother, Anne of Denmark.
Niger asks Oceanus for help after his daughters lose confidence in their beauty. They seek a land ending in 'tannia' and are told to travel to Britannia and appear before its sun-like king, James I, whose light is expected to whiten them. The masque allegorizes British union and sovereignty; the promised transformation was not staged.
A court masque in which Night awakens Sleep, Iris summons twelve goddesses to a Temple of Peace, and Queen Anne and eleven ladies perform as the goddesses. Its pageant celebrates peace and the union of England and Scotland.
Presented for the marriage of Robert Devereux and Frances Howard, the masque stages a Roman wedding at an altar. Sword-bearing figures representing the Humours and Affections threaten the couple until Reason intervenes; Juno then sends eight female figures to join them, and the dancers’ reconciliation celebrates marriage and the union of the kingdoms.
A moonlit crag opens to reveal Silenus prophesying the arrival of Oberon, who will bring order and beneficent rule. Prince Henry enters as the fairy prince in a chariot drawn by white bears, followed by songs, dances and a concluding dance with his mother, Anne of Denmark.
Niger asks Oceanus for help after his daughters lose confidence in their beauty. They seek a land ending in 'tannia' and are told to travel to Britannia and appear before its sun-like king, James I, whose light is expected to whiten them. The masque allegorizes British union and sovereignty; the promised transformation was not staged.
A court masque in which Night awakens Sleep, Iris summons twelve goddesses to a Temple of Peace, and Queen Anne and eleven ladies perform as the goddesses. Its pageant celebrates peace and the union of England and Scotland.