Love of a Grecian Lady, The

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Historical Records

Performance Records

Playlists in Henslowe's diary

F. 10 (Greg, I.19)

ye 4 of octobʒ 1594

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Res at the love of a gresyan lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xxvjs

F. 10^v (Greg, I.20)

ye 13 of novembʒ 1594		Res at the gresyan ladye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xvs
ye 23 of novembʒ 1594		Res at the greasyon comodey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xs
ye 1 of decembʒ 1594	———	Res at the gresyan comody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	iiijs

F. 11 (Greg, I.21)

ye 25 of decembʒ 1594	S steuen	Res at the greasyane comodey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxxvjs
ye 10 of Jenewary 159[4]5		Res at the greasyon comodey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxviijs
ye 25 of Jenewary 1594		Res at the greasyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xvs
ye 31 of Jenewary 1594		Res at the gresyan comody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxviijs

F. 11^v (Greg, I.22)

ye 22 of febreary 1594	. . . . . . . . .	Res at the gresyan comodey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxs
ye 24 of aprell 1595		Res at the gresyan ladye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	ljs
ye 16 of maye 1595		Res at the greasyan comodey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	xxxiijs

F. 13 (Greg, I.25)

ye 10 of octobʒ 1595

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Res at the gresyan comody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

xs

Theatrical Provenance

A play called "The Love of a Grecian Lady" was performed by the Admiral's men at the Rose playhouse beginning in October 1594 according to the records of Philip Henslowe. See Critical Commentary below for scholarly opinion on the independence of that play from one called "The Grecian Comedy" in Henslowe's records.

Probable Genre(s)

Comedy

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

Information welcome.

References to the Play

Information welcome.

Critical Commentary

Malone Collier Fleay, BCED

Greg II

Gurr

Wiggins, Catalogue #785

For What It's Worth

See Critical Commentary on the pages for "The Love of an English Lady," "The Venetian Comedy," and "Grecian Comedy" for alternative opinions on the relationship of this play-set in the Admiral's repertory at the Rose in the fall of 1594.

Works Cited

Gurr, Andrew. Shakespeare's Opposites: The Admiral's Company 1594-1625. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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