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Anon. Play Titles A (1594)

Historical Records

Performance Records

Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary

Fol. 10^v (Greg, I.20)

y^e 14 of decembʒ 1594

. . . ne . . .

Res at the maw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxxxiiij^s

Fol. 11 (Greg, I.21)

y^e 2 of Jenewary 1594	. . . . . . . . .	Res at the seat at mawe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxiiij^s
y^e 17 of Jenewary 1594		Res at the mawe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxv^s
y^e 28 of Jenewary 1594		Res at the mawe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxvij^s

Theatrical Provenance

Probable Genre(s)

Harbage suggested that the play was a comedy.

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

Information welcome.

References to the Play

None known.

Critical Commentary

Malone commented that "maw" was a game of cards, and he read the second entry of the play title as "seut, i.e., "suit" (p. 296, n.4). He also identified "The Mack" as a play entitled for a "game at cards" (p. 296, n.5).

Collier agreed about the title of "Set at Maw" as indicating a card game but rejected Malone's reading of the second entry in the manuscript as "seut" (p. 47, n.1). He agreed also that "The Mack" referred to a card game, and he conjectured that it "was perhaps written in consequence of the success of the Maw, already many times represented" (p. 49, n. 3).

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Works Cited

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 == Critical Commentary ==
-[[WorksCited|Malone]] commented that "maw" was a game of cards, and he read the second entry of the play title as "''seut'', i.e., "suit" (p. 296, n.4). [[WorksCited|Collier]] agreed about the title as indicating a card game but rejected Malone's reading of the second entry in the manuscript as "seut" (p. 47, n.1).
+[[WorksCited|Malone]] commented that "maw" was a game of cards, and he read the second entry of the play title as "''seut'', i.e., "suit" (p. 296, n.4). He also identified "The Mack" as a play entitled for a "game at cards" (p. 296, n.5).
+[[WorksCited|Collier]] agreed about the title of "Set at Maw" as indicating a card game but rejected Malone's reading of the second entry in the manuscript as "seut" (p. 47, n.1). He agreed also that "The Mack" referred to a card game, and he conjectured that it "was perhaps written in consequence of the success of the Maw, already many times represented" (p. 49, n. 3).
 == For What It's Worth ==