French Comedy, A

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Historical Records

Performance Records (Henslowe's Diary)

F. 26^v / Greg 1.52

Aprell 1597
		18		ne..		tt at a frenche comodey. . . . . . . . . .		02|00|01 — 01 — 03
		22				tt at frenche comodey. . . . . . . . . .		01|02|00 — 17 — 01
		26				tt at frenche comodey. . . . . . . . . .		01|02|00 — 11 — 00
Maye 1597
		2				tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		01|00|00 — 09 — 03
		5				tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		01|07|01 — 00 — 00
		21				tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		00|14|00 — 13 — 06

F. 27 / Greg 1.53

June 1597
		1				tt at a frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		00|13|00 — 04 — 06
		16				tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		00|07|00 — 13 — 06
		23				tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		00|08|00 — 00 — 00
July 1597
		2				tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		00|04|02 — 00 — 13

F. 27^v /Greg 1.54

July 1597
		16				tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . .		00|09|00 — 14 — 00

Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's men offered "A French Comedy" in late spring 1597 at the Rose; Henslowe marked it with "ne," seemingly therefore indicating that it was a new acquisition.

Probable Genre(s)

Comedy

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

None known.

Works Cited

Gurr, Andrew. Shakespeare's Opposites: The Admiral's Company 1594-1625. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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