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|dramatists=Anon. | |||
|year=1592 | |year=1592 | ||
|venue=Rose | |venue=Rose | ||
|probableGenres=Comedy | |probableGenres=Comedy | ||
|documentarySources=Performance Records (Henslowe's Diary) | |||
|wigginsNo=#946 | |wigginsNo=#946 | ||
|gregNo=#25, II.157 | |gregNo=#25, II.157 | ||
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== Historical Records == | == Historical Records == | ||
===Performance Records | |||
===Performance Records === | |||
====Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary ==== | |||
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Two records of performance survive in Henslowe’s accounts for early 1592 (new style): | Two records of performance survive in Henslowe’s accounts for early 1592 (new style): | ||
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Fol. 8 [https://archive.org/details/henslowesdiaryv00greggoog/page/n79/mode/1up (Greg I, 15)] | |||
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| | | |||||||||||| ||R''es'' at the comodey of cosmo th''e'' 12 of Jenewary 1593 || |||||||||||| . . . . . ||xxxxiiij<sup>s</sup> | ||
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| | | |||||||||||| ||R''es'' at c''o''ssmo th''e'' 23 of Jeneway 1593 || |||||||||||| . . . . . ||xxiiij<sup>s</sup> | ||
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== Theatrical Provenance == | == Theatrical Provenance == | ||
"Cosmo," also "The Comedy of Cosmo," was performed at the Rose playhouse by Lord Strange's company during the winter season of 1592-3. Though given just two performances and not marked "ne," it is not considered by [[WorksCited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'' (#946)]] to belong to the set of plays in the 1592 list that similarly have few performances and no "ne" marking (see a discussion of the problem of non-ne plays in Henslowe's playlists @ Wiggins #878). | |||
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== Probable Genre(s) == | == Probable Genre(s) == | ||
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== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues == | == Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues == | ||
Information welcome. | |||
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== References to the Play == | == References to the Play == | ||
None known. | |||
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== Critical Commentary == | == Critical Commentary == | ||
[[WorksCited|Malone]] does not comment on this play (p. 292). [[WorksCited|Collier]], noting the absence of "ne" on its first appearance in Henslowe's listings, suggests that the main character might have been "related to the family of the Medici" (p. 30, n.1). [[WorksCited|Fleay, ''BCED'']] expresses no opinion (2.298 #112). | |||
[[WorksCited|Greg, II, #25, p. 157]] apparently originates the conjecture that "Cosmo" was "[m]ost probably the same as" the play introduced a week earlier on 7 January and called "the gelyous comodey." He was persuaded to that opinion because "The Jealous Comedy" had been marked with Henslowe's enigmatic "ne," which almost always indicates a new play (or, a play new to the performing company's repertory) but had no apparent additional performances. Hinting at a subject for the play, he suggested that the name of the play "should perhaps be 'Cosimo'." | |||
[[WorksCited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'', #946]], considering Greg's reason for linking "Cosmo" with "The Jealous Comedy," is tempted but not convinced. | |||
[[WorksCited|Manley and MacLean]] resist the lumping of "Cosmo" and "The Jealous Comedy" (pp. 125, 127). | |||
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== For What It's Worth == | == For What It's Worth == | ||
It is curious but perhaps not significant that "The Jealous Comedy" and "Cosmo" returned identical receipts to Henslowe at their initial performances (44s). | |||
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== Works Cited == | |||
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Site created and maintained by [[Roslyn L. Knutson]], Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; 3 July 2020. | |||
[[category:Roslyn L. Knutson]][[category:Strange's]][[category:Rose]][[category:Henslowe's records]][[category:All]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 15 September 2022
Historical Records
Performance Records
Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary
Two records of performance survive in Henslowe’s accounts for early 1592 (new style):
Fol. 8 (Greg I, 15)
Res at the comodey of cosmo the 12 of Jenewary 1593 . . . . . xxxxiiijs Res at cossmo the 23 of Jeneway 1593 . . . . . xxiiijs
Theatrical Provenance
"Cosmo," also "The Comedy of Cosmo," was performed at the Rose playhouse by Lord Strange's company during the winter season of 1592-3. Though given just two performances and not marked "ne," it is not considered by Wiggins, Catalogue (#946) to belong to the set of plays in the 1592 list that similarly have few performances and no "ne" marking (see a discussion of the problem of non-ne plays in Henslowe's playlists @ Wiggins #878).
Probable Genre(s)
Comedy
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
Information welcome.
References to the Play
None known.
Critical Commentary
Malone does not comment on this play (p. 292). Collier, noting the absence of "ne" on its first appearance in Henslowe's listings, suggests that the main character might have been "related to the family of the Medici" (p. 30, n.1). Fleay, BCED expresses no opinion (2.298 #112).
Greg, II, #25, p. 157 apparently originates the conjecture that "Cosmo" was "[m]ost probably the same as" the play introduced a week earlier on 7 January and called "the gelyous comodey." He was persuaded to that opinion because "The Jealous Comedy" had been marked with Henslowe's enigmatic "ne," which almost always indicates a new play (or, a play new to the performing company's repertory) but had no apparent additional performances. Hinting at a subject for the play, he suggested that the name of the play "should perhaps be 'Cosimo'."
Wiggins, Catalogue, #946, considering Greg's reason for linking "Cosmo" with "The Jealous Comedy," is tempted but not convinced.
Manley and MacLean resist the lumping of "Cosmo" and "The Jealous Comedy" (pp. 125, 127).
For What It's Worth
It is curious but perhaps not significant that "The Jealous Comedy" and "Cosmo" returned identical receipts to Henslowe at their initial performances (44s).
Works Cited
Site created and maintained by Roslyn L. Knutson, Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; 3 July 2020.