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John Day (1600)
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==Historical Records==
== Historical Records ==


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''Henslowe's Diary''




F. 67 (Greg I.117)


==Theatrical Provenance==
:Lent vnto John daye the 10 of Jenewary
:1599 in earnest of his Boocke called the
:etalyan tragedie of [blank] the some of ... xxx<sup>s</sup>
:at the apoyntment of Robart shawe


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==Probable Genre(s)==
== Theatrical Provenance ==


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The Admiral's Men paid John Day £2 in January 1600 toward ''The Italian Tragedy'', which apparently was not finished under that title. The company was playing at the Rose in January, anticipating a move to the Fortune by the end of the year.


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== Probable Genre(s) ==


==Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues==
Tragedy


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== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==


None known.


==References to the Play==
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== References to the Play ==


None known.


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==Critical Commentary==
== Critical Commentary ==


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Greg identifies the play with [[Orphans' Tragedy, The | ''The Orphans' Tragedy'']] without explanation; he thinks it has no connection to a play by the same title acquired by Worcester's Men in 1602 (II. 210 Item # 193).




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==For What It's Worth==
== For What It's Worth ==


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==Keywords==
== Keywords ==


John Day [[category:John Day]]
John Day [[category: John Day]], 


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== Works Cited ==


==Works Cited==


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John Day (1600)


Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary


F. 67 (Greg I.117)

Lent vnto John daye the 10 of Jenewary
1599 in earnest of his Boocke called the
etalyan tragedie of [blank] the some of ... xxxs
at the apoyntment of Robart shawe




Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's Men paid John Day £2 in January 1600 toward The Italian Tragedy, which apparently was not finished under that title. The company was playing at the Rose in January, anticipating a move to the Fortune by the end of the year.


Probable Genre(s)

Tragedy


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

None known.


References to the Play

None known.


Critical Commentary

Greg identifies the play with The Orphans' Tragedy without explanation; he thinks it has no connection to a play by the same title acquired by Worcester's Men in 1602 (II. 210 Item # 193).



For What It's Worth


Keywords

John Day,


Works Cited


Site created and maintained by Roslyn L. Knutson, Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; updated 5 November 2009.