Note 296 — W. CAREW HAZLITT. (continued 5)

It seems probable, from this and several other passages in the play, that the part of Jeronimo was performed by an actor of low stature. Decker, in two distinct scenes of his “Satiromastix,” says that Ben Jonson had supported the character of Jeronimo; but this assertion most likely applies to the “Spanish Tragedy, or the Second Part of Jeronimo,” from which he introduces a quotation.—Collier.