![]() ![]() Nineteenth-century productions cut such profanities as “O Jesu” but kept much of the rest of her rough and straightforward speaking. She first appears well into the tavern scene of Act 2 in Henry IV, Part 1, with the words “O Jesu, my lord the Prince,” and she goes on to tell Prince Hal that a messenger has come from his father. Sir John Falstaff and Mistress Quickly by Alfred Dever. Referred to primarily as “the Hostess” in Part 1, she evolves into the more substantial Mistress Quickly as the plays progress. Evidently aware of her popularity with audiences, Shakespeare developed her character further in Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. The Hostess seems to have been a favorite character from the beginning, ruling the tavern where Prince Hal hangs out with Falstaff. Henry IV, Part 1was popular from the time it was first staged around 1597 it was published six times during Shakespeare’s lifetime, and more afterward. Edward Gero as Falstaff and Kate Eastwood Norris as the Hostess / Mistress Quickly in 1 Henry IV, Folger Theatre, 2019. ![]()
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