Seleo and Olympo

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Historical Records

Performance Records

Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary

F. 11^v (Greg I.22)

ye 5 of marche 1594	. . . . . . ne . .	Rd at seleo & olempo	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiill
ye 2 of maye 1595		Rd at seleo & olempa	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ls
ye 9 of maye 1595		Rd at selyo & olympo	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxviijs

Fol. 12^v (Greg I.24)

ye 1[7]9 of maye 1595	. . . . . . . . . .	Rd at olimpo	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxiijs
ye 29 of maye 1595		Rd at olimpio	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxixs
ye 7 of June 1595		Rd at olimpio	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvs

Probable Genre(s)

Unknown

Critical Commentary

Wiggins, Catalogue, #994, #995 reflects the inclination of previous theater historians in leaning toward the merger of "Seleo and Olympo" and "Olympio and Eugenio" being the same play. He finds it persuasive that "Olympio and Eugenio," the later of the two play-titles to appear in Henslowe's lists, is not marked "ne" (suggesting it has been staged previously), but he is troubled by the consistency with which Henslowe spelled "Olympio" for this second-appearing play.