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F. 9 (Greg I.17)
F. 9 (Greg I.17)


Under the play list for "the Quenes men & my lord of Susexe to geather" for Easter 1594:
Under the play list for "my lord admeralls men" on 14-16 May 1594:
 
:Rd at Cvlacke the 16 of maye 1594 xxxxij<sup>s</sup>
:Rd at Cvlacke the 16 of maye 1594 xxxxij<sup>s</sup>
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Under the play list for "my lord admierals men" on 14-16 May 1594:
 
Under the play list "begininge at newington for "my Lord ADmeralle men & my Lorde chamberlen men" for 10 performances, June 3-13:


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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:
In Henslowe's 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:


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| y<sup>e</sup>  26 of septmb[er] 1594||||||Rd at cuttlacke||||||xiiij<sup>s</sup>
| y<sup>e</sup>  26 of septmb[er] 1594||||||Rd at cuttlacke||||||xiiij<sup>s</sup>
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==Theatrical Provenance==
==Theatrical Provenance==


<Enter information about which company performed the play, and where/when it was performed, etc.>
The newly formed Admiral's men introduced ''Cutlack'' without the enigmatic sign "ne" on 16 May 1594 when they acquired the lease at the Rose playhouse that they were to maintain until their move to the Fortune in the fall of 1600. They gave the play 12 performances before retiring it, apparently for good, as it does not reappear in records from Henslowe's diary. The absence of a "ne" suggests a prior history with another company before May 1594.




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==Probable Genre(s)==
==Probable Genre(s)==


<List possible genres of the play: if noted by a critic, cite them, e.g. "Comedy (Harbage)". If an original speculation, simply list the genre.>
Tragedy? (Harbage)




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==Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues==
==Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues==


Geoffrey of Monmouth, ''History of the Kings of Britain'' [http://www.archive.org/stream/geoffreyofmonmou00geofuoft#page/58/mode/2up Internet Archive]
If Alfred Harbage is right that "Cutlack" is a variant spelling of "Guthlac," the title character of the play may then have been the king of the Danes whose name Geoffrey of Monmouth spells "Guichlac" (III.2-4, 11). [http://www.archive.org/stream/geoffreyofmonmou00geofuoft#page/58/mode/2up Internet Archive]




==References to the Play==
==References to the Play==


<List any known or conjectured references to the lost play here.>
Guilpin




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==Critical Commentary==
==Critical Commentary==


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==For What It's Worth==
==For What It's Worth==


<Enter any miscellaneous points that may be relevant, but don't fit into the above categories. This is the best place for highly conjectural thoughts.>




==Works Cited==


==Works Cited==
Geoffrey of Monmouth, ''History of the Kings of Britain''. trans. Sebastian Evans, rev. Charles W. Dunn. New York: E. F. Dutton, 1958. Print.  [http://www.archive.org/stream/geoffreyofmonmou00geofuoft#page/58/mode/2up Internet Archive]


<List all texts cited throughout the entry, except those staple texts whose full bibliographical details have been provided in the masterlist of Works Cited found on the sidebar menu.>
Guilpen, Everard. Skialetheia




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Anon. (1594)


Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary


F. 9 (Greg I.17)

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

Rd at Cvlacke the 16 of maye 1594 xxxxijs


Under the play list "begininge at newington for "my Lord ADmeralle men & my Lorde chamberlen men" for 10 performances, June 3-13:

ye 6 of June 1594 Rd at cvtlacke xjs


In Henslowe's 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 17 of June 1594 Rd at cutlacke xxxvs
ye 24 of June 1594 Rd at cvtlacke xxvs
ye 27 of June 1594 Rd at cvttlacke xxxvjs


F. 9v (Greg I.18)

ye 4 of Julye 1594 Rd at cvtlacke xxiiijs
ye 15 of Julye 1594 Rd at cvtlacke xxxvs
ye 29 of Julye 1594 Rd at cvtlacke xxixs
ye 8 of aguste 1594 Rd at cvttlacke xiijs vjd
ye 22 of aguste 1594 Rd at cvttlacke xxiijs vjd


F. 10 (Greg I.19)

ye 6 of septemb[er] 1594 Rd at cvtlacke xjs
ye 26 of septmb[er] 1594 Rd at cuttlacke xiiijs


Theatrical Provenance

The newly formed Admiral's men introduced Cutlack without the enigmatic sign "ne" on 16 May 1594 when they acquired the lease at the Rose playhouse that they were to maintain until their move to the Fortune in the fall of 1600. They gave the play 12 performances before retiring it, apparently for good, as it does not reappear in records from Henslowe's diary. The absence of a "ne" suggests a prior history with another company before May 1594.


Probable Genre(s)

Tragedy? (Harbage)


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

If Alfred Harbage is right that "Cutlack" is a variant spelling of "Guthlac," the title character of the play may then have been the king of the Danes whose name Geoffrey of Monmouth spells "Guichlac" (III.2-4, 11). Internet Archive


References to the Play

Guilpin


Critical Commentary

For What It's Worth

Works Cited

Geoffrey of Monmouth, History of the Kings of Britain. trans. Sebastian Evans, rev. Charles W. Dunn. New York: E. F. Dutton, 1958. Print. Internet Archive

Guilpen, Everard. Skialetheia


Site created and maintained by Roslyn L. Knutson, Professor Emerita, University of Arkansas at Little Rock; updated 8 March 2010.