Eunuch, The

William Heminge (c.1633-4) (not lost)

Historical Records

Marriott's List (1653)

Among the twenty-one plays registered by Marriott in late 1653 occurs:

The Eunuch a Tragedy

Theatrical Provenance

Queen Henrietta's Men

Probable Genre(s)

Tragedy

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

n/a

References to the Play

n/a

Critical Commentary

Bentley, Greg, and, most recently, Carol Morley have convincingly identified this lost play as William Heminge's The Fatal Contract, printed by "J.M.", probably John Marriott, in 1653. See Marriott's List (1653) for details and discussion.

Works Cited

Heminge, William. The Plays and Poems of William Heminge, ed. Carol A. Morley. Madison: Farleigh Dickinson University Press, 2006.

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