French Doctor

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Historical Records

Performance Records (Henslowe's Diary)



F. 10 (Greg, I.19)
ye 18 of octobʒ 1594 Res at the frenshe docter xxijs
F. 10v (Greg, I.20)
ye 28 of octobʒ 1594 Res at the frenshe docter xvs
ye 18 of novmbʒ 1594 Res at the frenshe docter xxvijs
F. 11 (Greg, I.21)
ye 3 of Jenewary 1594 Res at the frenshe docter xxjs
ye 30 of Jenewary 1594 Res at the frenshe docter xviijs
ye 7 of febreary 1594 Res at the frenshe docter xxjs
F. 11 v (Greg, I.22)
ye 24 of febreary 1594 Res at the frensh doctor xxxxxiiijs
ye easter mondaye 1595 Res at the ffrenshe doctor liijs
ye 3 of may 1595 Res at the frenshe docter xjs
F. 12 v (Greg, I.24)
ye 2[3]4 of maye 1595 Res at the frenshe docter xxijs
F. 13 (Greg, I.24)
ye 19 of septmbʒ 1595 Res at the frenshe doctor xvjs
F. 21v (Greg, I.42)
ye 4 of July 1596 Res at frenshe dacter xiiijs
F. 25 (Greg, I.49)
ye 29 of octobʒ 1596 Res at the frenshe docter xvs
ye 9 of novmbʒ 1596 Res at the frenshe docter xiiijs

Payments to Edward Alleyn for Playbooks


F. 96 (Greg. I.153)

pd: at the apoyntment of the companye the }
18 of Janewary 1601 vnto E Alleyn for iij boockes }
wch were played called the french docter the } vjli
massaker of france & the nvtte the some of }


Theatrical Provenance

The theatrical provenance of "French Doctor" is complicated by the fact that Henslowe did not mark the play "ne" at its debut in his records for the autumn of 1594. Theater historians consequently assume that the play was in revival. But where had it been when new, and with which company?

Probable Genre(s)

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

References to the Play

Critical Commentary

For What It's Worth

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