Antony and Vallia
Historical Records
Performance Records
Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary
- Fol. 11 (Greg, I.21)
ye 4 of Jenewary 1594
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Rd at valy a for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- Fol. 12v Greg I.24)
ye 20 of June
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Rd at antony & vallea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xxs
ye 6 of septmbʒ 1595
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Rd at valia & antony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xiijs
- Fol. 13 (Greg I.25)
ye 26 of octobʒ 1595
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Rd at valia & antony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xxxvijs
Theatrical Provenance
The play that theater historians collectively have called "Antony and Vallia" (based on Henslowe's variant spellings) had been acquired by the Admiral's men by January 1595, at which time it made its initial recorded performance at the Rose playhouse. Because Henslowe did not mark that showing with "ne" (the marking that most frequently distinguishes new plays in the diary playlists), theater historians have assumed a prior stage life for "Antony and Vallia," though no evidence suggests when and with which company that might have been.
Probable Genre(s)
Romance
Harbage; Comedy Wiggins, Catalogue (#804
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
There are no obvious candidates for the title characters, and thus no obvious source texts for their story. See Critical Commentary below for a pattern of perceiving this play as an early version of some kind with a play called "Antonio and Vallia," itself lost yet attributed to Philip Massinger in 1620 with uncertain company provenance.
References to the Play
None known.
Critical Commentary
For What It's Worth
Works Cited
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