Orphans Tragedy, The

Henry Chettle (1599, 1601?)

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 29 (Greg I.57)

[1599]

Receiued of M^r Henslow in earnest of the orphanes

[Tragedy the] somme of x^s. the 27^th of nouember./

lent vnto harey chettell the 27 of novmb[er]

1599 in earneste of a Boocke called the

orphenes tragedie the some of x^s as maye

a peare a bowe by his hand crossed some of ... x^s

Theatrical Provenance

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Probable Genre(s)

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Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

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References to the Play

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Critical Commentary

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For What It's Worth

F. G. Fleay claims that the play in the Yarington publication is the same story as in the ballad, "The Babes in the Wood."[1]

Keywords

Henry Chettle, Robert Yarington, Lamentable

Works Cited

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