Rangers Comedy, The

Anon. (1594)


Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 9 (Greg I.17)

Under the play list for "the Quenes men & my lord of Susexe to geather" for Easter 1594:


Rd at the Rangers comodey 2 of [marche] Aprell 1593 iijli


Under the play list for "my lord admierals men" on 14-16 May 1594:


Rd at the Rangers comodey the 15 of maye 1594 xxxiijs


F. 9 (Greg I.17)

In the play lists beginning 15 June 1594, the date on which W. W. Greg decided that the Admiral's players had returned to the Rose after their 10-day run at Newington with the Chamberlain's players:


ye 18 of June 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey xxijs
ye 22 of June 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey lviiijs


F. 9v (Greg I.18)


ye 5 of Julye 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey xviijs
ye 17 of Julye 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey xvs
ye 1 of aguste 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey xiijs vjd
ye 20 of aguste 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey xiiijs vjd


F. 10 (Greg I.19)

ye 16 of septmb[er] 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey xvs
ye 2 of octob[er] 1594 Rd at the Rangers comodey xs


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