Agamemnon

Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle (1599)

Historical Records

Payments to Playwrights (Henslowe's Diary)

F. 63 (Greg, I.109)

lent vnto m^r dickers & m^r chettell the 26 of

maye 1599 in earneste of a Boocke called [troylles

& creseda] ʌ ^the tragede ^{of Agamemnon} the some of ………… xxx^s

Lent vnto Robarte shawe the 30 of maye

1599 in fulle payment of ther Boocke called

the tragedie of Agamemnone the some of….iij^ll v^s

to m^r dickers & hary chettell

Payments, Miscellaneous (Henslowe's Diary)

pd vnto the m^r of Revelles man for lycensynge

of a Boocke called the tragedie of agamemnon

the 3 of June 1599 ………… vij^s

Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's men acquired "Agamemnon" when they were playing at the Rose, but plans to build the Fortune were already underway. Depending on when the play was debuted as well as how long a run it enjoyed, it might have remained in the company's repertory into September 1600, by which time the move to the Fortune had been accomplished.

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