Italian Tragedy (Admiral's)

John Day (1600)

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 67 (Greg I.117)

Lent vnto John daye the 10 of Jenewary

1599 in earnest of his Boocke called the

etalyan tragedie of [blank] the some of ... xxx^s

at the apoyntment of Robart shawe

Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's Men paid John Day £2 in January 1600 toward The Italian Tragedy, which apparently was not finished under that title. The company was playing at the Rose in January, anticipating a move to the Fortune by the end of the year.

Probable Genre(s)

Tragedy

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

None known.

References to the Play

None known.

Critical Commentary

Greg identifies the play with The Orphans' Tragedy without explanation; he thinks it has no connection to a play by the same title acquired by Worcester's Men in 1602 (II. 210 Item # 193).

Keywords

John Day,

Works Cited

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