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 nymphs' chamber ( i-v), and in or before the chamber of Asotus ( v). Poetaster is all at Rome, within and before the palace, the houses of Albius and Lupus, and the chamber of Ovid. There is certainly no need for any shifting of scenes so far. Nor does Chapman demand it. ''Sir Giles Goosecap'', except for one open-country scene, has only two houses, which are demonstrably contiguous and used together. The Gentleman Usher has only two houses, supposed to be at a little distance from each other, and entailing a slight foreshortening, if they were placed at opposite ends of the stage. All Fools adopts the Italian convention of action in an open city space before three houses.

To the Jacobean repertory not less than nine writers contributed. Chapman still takes the lead with three more comedies and two tragedies of his own. In the comedies he tends somewhat to increase the number of his houses, although without any change of general locality. M. d'Olive has five houses.