French Comedy, A

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Historical Records

Performance Records (Henslowe's Diary)


F. 26v / Greg 1.52

Aprell 1597
18 ne.. tt at a frenche comodey. . . . . . . . . . 02|00|01 — 01 — 03
22 tt at frenche comodey. . . . . . . . . . 01|02|00 — 17 — 01
26 tt at frenche comodey. . . . . . . . . . 01|02|00 — 11 — 00
Maye 1597
2 tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 01|00|00 — 09 — 03
5 tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 01|07|01 — 00 — 00
21 tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 00|14|00 — 13 — 06


F. 27 / Greg 1.53

June 1597
1 tt at a frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 00|13|00 — 04 — 06
16 tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 00|07|00 — 13 — 06
23 tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 00|08|00 — 00 — 00
July 1597
2 tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 00|04|02 — 00 — 13


F. 27v /Greg 1.54

July 1597
16 tt at frenshe comodey. . . . . . . . . . 00|09|00 — 14 — 00




Theatrical Provenance


The Admiral's men offered "A French Comedy" in late spring 1597 at the Rose; Henslowe marked it with "ne," seemingly therefore indicating that it was a new acquisition.


Probable Genre(s)

Comedy


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues




References to the Play




Critical Commentary




For What It's Worth




Works Cited

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





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