In Hamlet, Rosencrantz's line "O, there has been much throwing about of brains.
In Hamlet, Rosencrantz's line "O, there has been much throwing about of brains." makes reference to this tumultuous episode that was ended in 1604 when one principal dedicated his The Malcontent to another. The squabble reached its height with the publication of Cynthia's Revels that was in reply to Jack Drum's Entertainment, which was in response to Every Man Out of His Humour that in turn was written to counter the work that started it all, the Histrio-mastix. For 10 points-- name this Elizabethan dramatic quarrel between rival children's companies represented by Thomas Dekker, John Marston, and Ben Jonson.
In Hamlet, Rosencrantz's line "O, there has been much throwing about of brains.
{War of the Theatres}