Paradox
Historical Records
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Henslowe's Diary
| ye 1 of Ju[n]]ley 1596 | . . . . | ne . . . . . . | R[d] at <peth> paradox . . . . . . . . . . | xxxxvs |
Theatrical Provenance
Performed as a new play by the Admiral's on 01 July 1596.
Probable Genre(s)
Comedy (?) (Harbage)
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Critical Commentary
Greg doesn't add anything beyond noting that "paradox" was altered from "peth", which appears to have been a false start for "pythagoras". But Pythagoras was itself played as "ne" on 16 January 1595, and had already received 5 performances by the time Paradox was entered as "ne" on 1 July 1596, including as recently as 15 June 1596.
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