Entertainment for the wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1558 There was a triumph or show at the Salt Tron and other locations on the Royal Mile to celebrate the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Francis II of France, on 3 July 1558. The wedding itself took place in Paris on 24 April 1558.Lucinda H. S. Dean, 'In the Absence of an Adult Monarch', Medieval and Early Modern Representations of Authority in Scotland and the British Isles (Routledge, 2016), pp. 155-158. The Edinburgh entertainment was written and produced by William Lauder and William Adamson.James David Marwick, Extracts from the records of the Burgh of Edinburgh: 1557-1571 (Edinburgh, 1875), p. 26. Walter Binning painted the "play cart" for actors portraying the signs of the seven planets and Cupid. Artificial "summer trees" decorated with fruit made from tennis balls covered with gold foil or leaf were placed on four stages.Robert Adam, Edinburgh Records: The Burgh Accounts, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1899), pp. 269-271 The seven planets had been portrayed in a show in Paris after the wedding.Sarah Carpenter & Graham Runnalls, 'The Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots', Medieval English Theatre, 22 (2000), pp. 145-161.
entErTAInMEnT fOr thE wEddIng of mArY, quEen Of SCots, iN 1558 tHERE WAs A TriuMPH or sHow At tHe sAlt tron AnD OthEr LocaTions on tHe royaL mile to ceLebrate the MARRiage Of maRy, qUEEn of SCOtS, And franCIs ii of FraNCe, on 3 jUlY 1558. the WedDing itself tOok plAce in paris on 24 April 1558.luCiNdA h. s. dean, 'In The Absence of an AdULt moNArch', medIeVaL aNd Early mOderN rEPresentations oF authoriTY In ScotLaNd aNd thE briTiSh iSles (RouTlEDge, 2016), pP. 155-158. tHE ediNbUrgH eNtErTainment WAs WrITtEn AND PRODUCED By williAm lAudeR and williaM adaMson.JamEs DAvId mArWIck, exTracts from the recordS of THe burGh Of EdinBurgh: 1557-1571 (edinburgh, 1875), p. 26. WaLtER binniNG PAInTED tHe "pLAY cart" FoR ACtoRs Portraying ThE SIgNs oF tHe sEveN PlanETs And cupId. ArtifiCial "sumMer treES" DECOraTeD with fRuIt madE FRom teNnis baLLS covEReD wIth gold foil oR leaF were placEd oN foUR sTagEs.RObert aDAm, eDinburGh recoRds: tHe bUrGH accOunts, vOL. 1 (edINBUrgh, 1899), Pp. 269-271 ThE Seven planeTS HaD BeEn portraYed IN a show iN paRiS AftEr the wEdDIng.sarAH carpeNter & GRaham rUNNAlls, 'tHe marRiage of maRY, Queen Of SCots', Medieval enGliSH theAtrE, 22 (2000), PP. 145-161.