III, 2, 11.
Which, when I saw rehearsed, I must confess made more eyes water.
V, i, 68.
The first authentic use of this word, in its technical theatrical sense, is made by Shakespeare in this passage: “A marvellous convenient place for our rehearsal.” Cunningham, in his Revels Accounts, quotes the use of the word in 1580: “Rehersinge of divers plaies and their sundry Rehersells.” There is a grave suspicion of forgery overhanging Cunningham’s transcripts of the Revels Account. Most critics would condemn them as modern forgeries, while others uphold their genuineness.
REVELS.
The King doth keep his Revels here to-night.
II, 1, 18.
THESEUS.
Where is our usual manager of mirth?
What revels are in hand?