Woman's Tragedy, The

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Historical Records

Payments

To playwrights in Philip Henslowe's diary

Fol. 47^v (Greg 1.90)

Lent vnto Harey Cheattell the 14 of July 1598	}
vpon a boocke called the playe of a womon	} vli
Tragedye the some of vli wch Robart shawe	}
willed me to delyuer hime J saye . . . . . . . . . .	}

                eather dd the playe or els to paye the money
                w^th in one forthnyght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Theatrical Provenance

There is every reason to assume that the play, if it was completed and staged, was performed by the Admiral's men at the Rose.

Probable Genre(s)

Tragedy

Works Cited

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