Bartholomew Fair (play) with the quality of the typesetting. Copies of the 1631 typecast were circulated, though whether they were sold publicly or distributed privately by Jonson is unclear. The play was published in the second folio of Jonson's works in 1640–41, published by Richard Meighen. The play is set at Bartholomew Fair, which from 1133 to 1855 was one of London's preeminent summer fairs. It opened on 24 August each year at Smithfield, in the northwestern part of the city. Smithfield, a site of slaughterhouses and public executions, was a fitting place for a fair that was part commerce and part spectacle.
Irwin Held Irwin Held Irwin Held (July 1, 1925 - June 17, 2013) was an American restaurateur, known for being a longtime owner of Barney's Beanery through years 1970 and 1999. Held was born in The Bronx, New York in 1925. In 1970, he moved to Santa Monica, California and was promoted to an owner by BB founder, John Anthony. Held was told by Anthony to cover the restaurant with anti-gay signs to insist that gays weren't welcome to the restaurant, Anthony's restaurant was regularly raided by police and he was fined for allowing gays into his restaurant and strongly suggested Held