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<br> [[WorksCited|'''Greg II''']] acknowledged the possibility of Martin Slater's authorship of "Alexander and Lodowick," but | <br> [[WorksCited|'''Greg II''']] acknowledged the possibility of Martin Slater's authorship of "Alexander and Lodowick," but was not convinced. Curious whether a lawsuit between Slater and three players who had left Pembroke's men in 1597 to join the Admiral's men (William Bird, Thomas Downton, and Gabriel Spencer) might have been about the plays Slater had sold to the Admiral's men in May 1598, Greg said he would "like to have the breviate" of the case for evidence on questions including Slater's possible authorship (pp. 310-11). | ||
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'''Gurr''' attributes the play to Martin Slater (p. 94) | '''Gurr''' attributes the play to Martin Slater (p. 94) | ||
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== For What It's Worth == | == For What It's Worth == | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 22 November 2019
Historical Records
- Under the heading, "Jn the name of god amen begininge the 25 of novembʒ 1596 as foloweth the lord admerall players":
ye 14 of Jenewary 1597 ne . . Res at elexsander & lodwicke . . . . . . . . . . lvs
ffebreary 1597 11 ne.. tt at elexander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 03|05|00-17-00 12 tt at elexander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 01|14|09-13-00 begynyng in leant Marche 1597 5 tt at elexsander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 01|15|00-13-00 [not pd] [10]9 tt at lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01|16|07-04-00 20 tt at elexsander & lodovicke. . . . . . . . . . 01|17|00-04-02 [Easter] tewsday 29 tt at elexsander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 01|16|07-04-00 Aprelle 1597 5 tt at elexander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 01|02|00-03-05
F. 26v (Greg I, p. 52)
Aprelle 1597 12 tt at elexsander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 00|14|03-00-01 27 Res at elexsander & lodwick. . . . . . . . . . [1]02|14|00-00-00 Maye 1597 9 tt at lodwicke & elexand. . . . . . . . . . 00|14|00-00-00 whittsone T 17 tt at elexsander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 03|00|00-03-04 28 mr pd tt at elexsander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 03|13|01-10-00
F. 27 (Greg I, p. 53)
June 1597 S petterss daye 29 tt at elexsander & lodwick. . . . . . . . . . 01|02|00 — 14 — 00
F. 27v (Greg I, p. 54)
July 1597 15 tt at elexsander & lodwicke. . . . . . . . . . 00|08|00 — 13 — 00
Theatrical Provenance
Probable Genre(s)
Romance
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
References to the Play
Critical Commentary
Greg II acknowledged the possibility of Martin Slater's authorship of "Alexander and Lodowick," but was not convinced. Curious whether a lawsuit between Slater and three players who had left Pembroke's men in 1597 to join the Admiral's men (William Bird, Thomas Downton, and Gabriel Spencer) might have been about the plays Slater had sold to the Admiral's men in May 1598, Greg said he would "like to have the breviate" of the case for evidence on questions including Slater's possible authorship (pp. 310-11).
Gurr attributes the play to Martin Slater (p. 94)
For What It's Worth
Works Cited
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