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| ''' | | '''formyng of plates}'''|||| Leicesters men''ne'' showed theier matter of } | ||
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[[Works Cited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'' #567]] offers ""Contemporary" as a possible category of genre; he | :[[Works Cited|Wiggins, ''Catalogue'' #567]] offers ""Contemporary" as a possible category of genre; alsom without much enthusiasm, he considers possible corruptions of the title for some other word. | ||
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== Critical Commentary == | == Critical Commentary == | ||
[[Works Cited|F. G. Fleay, ''BCED'']] has no opinion on the narrative source of this play (2.289, #330). [[Works Cited|Chambers, ''ES'']] opines that ''Panecia'', which was rehearsed for the Court, "was probably either their play of 26 December ... or that of 1 January 1575, in which there were chimney sweepers" (2.88). | [[Works Cited|F. G. Fleay, ''BCED'']] has no opinion on the narrative source of this play (2.289, #330). [[Works Cited|Chambers, ''ES'']] opines that ''Panecia'', which was rehearsed for the Court, "was probably either their play of 26 December ... or that of 1 January 1575, in which there were chimney sweepers" (2.88). | ||
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== For What It's Worth == | |||
:The Revels Accounts itemize various properties such as a rock and activities such as the hire of horses and a wagon, but it is unclear which (if any) of these entries were acquired specifically for "Panecia" or one (or several) of the other plays offered in the 1574-5 season. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 28 February 2023
Historical Records
Government Documents
Accounts of the Office of the Revels
14o Decembris Pervzing and Re-} The expences & charges where my Lord of} formyng of plates} Leicesters menne showed theier matter of } Panecia } Item for A dozen ot Lether pointes ............ iiiid Item for iii Torches that night ...................... iiis.
Theatrical Provenance
The only record of performance for Panecia is the Revels Account, in which it is attributed to Leicester's men, who performed both at court, in London, and in the provinces.
Probable Genre(s)
Romance
- Wiggins, Catalogue #567 offers ""Contemporary" as a possible category of genre; alsom without much enthusiasm, he considers possible corruptions of the title for some other word.
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
- Information welcome.
References to the Play
- Information welcome.
Critical Commentary
F. G. Fleay, BCED has no opinion on the narrative source of this play (2.289, #330). Chambers, ES opines that Panecia, which was rehearsed for the Court, "was probably either their play of 26 December ... or that of 1 January 1575, in which there were chimney sweepers" (2.88).
For What It's Worth
- The Revels Accounts itemize various properties such as a rock and activities such as the hire of horses and a wagon, but it is unclear which (if any) of these entries were acquired specifically for "Panecia" or one (or several) of the other plays offered in the 1574-5 season.
Works Cited
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