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====Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary==== | ====Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary==== | ||
:Fol. 12<sup>v</sup> ([http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n84/mode/2up Greg I.24]) | :Fol. 12<sup>v</sup> ([http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n84/mode/2up Greg I.24]) | ||
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| y<sup>e</sup> 4 of septmbʒ 1595 | | y<sup>e</sup> 4 of septmbʒ 1595 | ||
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| R'' | | R''es'' at olempeo & hengenyo | ||
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviij<sup>s</sup> | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviij<sup>s</sup> | ||
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:Fol. 13 ([http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n84/mode/2up Greg I.25]) | :Fol. 13 ([http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n84/mode/2up Greg I.25]) | ||
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| y<sup>e</sup> 3 of octobʒ 1595 | | y<sup>e</sup> 3 of octobʒ 1595 | ||
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| R'' | | R''es'' at olempeo | ||
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:Fol. 14 [http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n87/mode/1up (Greg, I. 27)] | :Fol. 14 [http://www.archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n87/mode/1up (Greg, I. 27)] | ||
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| y<sup>e</sup> 22 of novmbʒ 1595 | | y<sup>e</sup> 22 of novmbʒ 1595 | ||
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| R'' | | R''es'' at olempo | ||
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:Fol. 14<sup>v</sup> [https://archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n88/mode/1up (Greg, I. 28] | :Fol. 14<sup>v</sup> [https://archive.org/stream/henslowesdiary00unkngoog#page/n88/mode/1up (Greg, I. 28] | ||
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| y<sup>e</sup> 18 of febreary 1595 | | y<sup>e</sup> 18 of febreary 1595 | ||
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| R'' | | R''es'' at olempeo | ||
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== Theatrical Provenance == | == Theatrical Provenance == | ||
"Olympio and Eugenio" was given sporadic performances by the Admiral's men at the Rose from September 1595 to February 1596. | |||
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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]] | [[WorksCited|Malone]] considers "Olympio and Eugenio" to be the same play as "Seleo and Olympo," which was introduced on 5 March 1595, declaring that "''Seleo'' ... is in a subsequent entry called ''Olempo and Hengengs''" (p. 296, n.6). He does not therefore list "Olympio and Eugenio" when it first appeared in Henslowe's listings for September 1595.[[category:Edmond Malone]] | ||
[[WorksCited|Collier]], at the appearance in the playlists of "olempeo and hengenyo," | [[WorksCited|Collier]], at the appearance in the playlists of "olempeo and hengenyo," concedes that this "Olempeo" might be "Seleo and Olympo" and that the spelling of the second name might be "Ingenio." Then, letting frustration get the better of editorial restraint, he adds that "it is sometimes hardly possible even to guess, on account of Henslowe's ingeniously corrupt spelling" (p. 56, n.1). | ||
[[WorksCited| | [[WorksCited|Fleay, ''BCED'']] itemizes "Olympio and Eugenio" separately from [[Seleo and Olympo|"Seleo and Olympo"]] (2. #143, p. 301), thereby disconnecting the two plays, but he has no comment on its possible narrative. [[category:F. G. Fleay]] | ||
''' | [[WorksCited|Greg II (#70, p. 175)]] collapses the entries in the diary for "Olympio and Eugenio" into those for [[Seleo and Olympo|"Seleo and Olympo"]]. He devotes his entry for the merged pair to a discussion of Fleay's identification of the play/s as an early version of Heywood's ''Golden Age''; he wrestles (as Fleay had not) with the implications of such an identification for the stage history of Heywood's 1611 play, if it had indeed been first performed by the Admiral's men in 1595 under varying titles with some spelling of "Olympo/Olympio." | ||
[[WorksCited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'', #994, #995]] reflects the inclination of previous theater historians | '''Knutson''' implies acceptance of Greg's re-collapse by citing the pair in a list of plays with similar titles (p. 6). | ||
'''Gurr''' also combines the entries for [[Seleo and Olympo|"Seleo and Olympo"]] with those for "Olympio and Eugenio," explaining that the former was "[p]robably the play also named ''Olympio and Eugenio''" (p. 214, n.40). | |||
[[WorksCited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'', #994, #995]] reflects the inclination of previous theater historians to consider "Seleo and Olympo" and "Olympio and Eugenio" as a single play. He finds it persuasive that "Olympio and Eugenio," the later of the two play-titles to appear in Henslowe's lists, is not marked "ne" (suggesting it has been staged previously), but he makes the point that Henslowe consistently gave the word common to both titles distinct spellings: "Olympo" for earlier-appearing play and "Olympio" for the later-appearing one. His serial numbering for the pair reinforces their similitude. | |||
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== For What It's Worth == | == For What It's Worth == | ||
Information welcome. | |||
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== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||
[[category:all]][[category:Rose]][[Category:Henslowe's records]][[category:Roslyn L. Knutson]][[category:Update]][[category:Admiral's]][[category:Duplicate plays]][[category:Possibly corrupt titles]][[category:Plays]] | |||
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Site created and maintained by [[Roslyn L. Knutson]], Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; 9 February 2021. | Site created and maintained by [[Roslyn L. Knutson]], Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; 9 February 2021. | ||
[[category:all]][[category:Rose]][[Category:Henslowe's records]][[category:Roslyn L. Knutson]][[category:Update]][[category:Admiral's]][[category:Duplicate plays]][[category:Possibly corrupt titles]] | [[category:all]][[category:Rose]][[Category:Henslowe's records]][[category:Roslyn L. Knutson]][[category:Update]][[category:Admiral's]][[category:Duplicate plays]][[category:Possibly corrupt titles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:56, 20 September 2022
Historical Records
Performance Records
Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary
- Fol. 12v (Greg I.24)
ye 4 of septmbʒ 1595 . . . . . . . . . . Res at olempeo & hengenyo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviijs
- Fol. 13 (Greg I.25)
ye 3 of octobʒ 1595 . . . . . . . . . . . . Res at olempeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvs
- Fol. 14 (Greg, I. 27)
ye 22 of novmbʒ 1595 . . . . . . . . . . . Res at olempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiijs vjd
- Fol. 14v (Greg, I. 28
ye 18 of febreary 1595 . . . . . . . . . . . Res at olempeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xs
Theatrical Provenance
"Olympio and Eugenio" was given sporadic performances by the Admiral's men at the Rose from September 1595 to February 1596.
Probable Genre(s)
Unknown
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
Information Welcome.
References to the Play
None known.
Critical Commentary
Malone considers "Olympio and Eugenio" to be the same play as "Seleo and Olympo," which was introduced on 5 March 1595, declaring that "Seleo ... is in a subsequent entry called Olempo and Hengengs" (p. 296, n.6). He does not therefore list "Olympio and Eugenio" when it first appeared in Henslowe's listings for September 1595.
Collier, at the appearance in the playlists of "olempeo and hengenyo," concedes that this "Olempeo" might be "Seleo and Olympo" and that the spelling of the second name might be "Ingenio." Then, letting frustration get the better of editorial restraint, he adds that "it is sometimes hardly possible even to guess, on account of Henslowe's ingeniously corrupt spelling" (p. 56, n.1).
Fleay, BCED itemizes "Olympio and Eugenio" separately from "Seleo and Olympo" (2. #143, p. 301), thereby disconnecting the two plays, but he has no comment on its possible narrative.
Greg II (#70, p. 175) collapses the entries in the diary for "Olympio and Eugenio" into those for "Seleo and Olympo". He devotes his entry for the merged pair to a discussion of Fleay's identification of the play/s as an early version of Heywood's Golden Age; he wrestles (as Fleay had not) with the implications of such an identification for the stage history of Heywood's 1611 play, if it had indeed been first performed by the Admiral's men in 1595 under varying titles with some spelling of "Olympo/Olympio."
Knutson implies acceptance of Greg's re-collapse by citing the pair in a list of plays with similar titles (p. 6).
Gurr also combines the entries for "Seleo and Olympo" with those for "Olympio and Eugenio," explaining that the former was "[p]robably the play also named Olympio and Eugenio" (p. 214, n.40).
Wiggins, Catalogue, #994, #995 reflects the inclination of previous theater historians to consider "Seleo and Olympo" and "Olympio and Eugenio" as a single play. He finds it persuasive that "Olympio and Eugenio," the later of the two play-titles to appear in Henslowe's lists, is not marked "ne" (suggesting it has been staged previously), but he makes the point that Henslowe consistently gave the word common to both titles distinct spellings: "Olympo" for earlier-appearing play and "Olympio" for the later-appearing one. His serial numbering for the pair reinforces their similitude.
For What It's Worth
Information welcome.
Works Cited
Site created and maintained by Roslyn L. Knutson, Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; 9 February 2021.