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


None known.


References to the Play


None known.


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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