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The then Spanish ambassador to London, opened a prosecution against the actors and author of the play. The Globe Theatre was shut down by the prosecution, and Middleton was able to acquit himself by showing that the play had been passed by the Master Of The Revels Sir Henry Herbert . Nevertheless, further performance of the play was forbidden and Middleton and the actors were reprimanded and fined. Middleton never wrote another play. |
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