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.
Nebraska State Fair Nebraska State Fair The Nebraska State Fair is a state fair held annually in Grand Island. It is an approximately eleven-day event; since the early 1990s, the fair ends on Labor Day. Prior to 2010, the fair was held in Lincoln, Nebraska. The first state fair was a territorial fair held September 21–23 in 1859 in Nebraska City. The next fair was held in Nebraska City on October 7–9, 1868; this was the first fair held after Nebraska became a state. Nebraska City also hosted the 1869 fair. In 1870 and 1871, it was held in Brownville. From 1872 until