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== Theatrical Provenance ==
== Theatrical Provenance ==
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The Admiral's men performed "Henry I" at the Rose in the late spring of 1597.
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== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
== Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues ==
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Presumably the playwright/s used such standard historical sources as Holinshed's ''Chronicles.''
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== References to the Play ==
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None specifically identified.
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== References to the Play ==


== Critical Commentary ==
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Theater historians from Greg to Wiggins assume that this play was a straight-forward biopic.
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== Critical Commentary ==


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== For What It's Worth ==
== For What It's Worth ==
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It is curious that the old play, "Bellendon," is revived on 31 March 1597 and given seven performances that run to 25 June. But perhaps there is a reason in the acquisition and staging of "Henry I." A lost ballad connects Henry I and Bellendon:


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On 14 and 15 June, "Henry I" and "Bellendon" were played in serial order, and the pairing was repeated a week later on 24 and 25 June. Were this scheduling just a coincidence?
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== Works Cited ==
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Historical Records

Performance Records (Henslowe's Diary)

F. 26v (Greg I, p. 52)

Maye 1597
26 ne.. tt at harey the firste life & deth. . . . . . . . . . 02|10|01 — 03 — 09


F. 27 (Greg I, p. 53)

Maye 1597
30 tt at harey the fyrste life & deth. . . . . . . . . . . . 00|19|06 — 00 — 00
June 1597
8 tt at harey the firste liffe & death. . . . . . . . . . 00|12|06 — 00 — 00
14 tt at harey the fyrste life & death. . . . . . . . . . 00|14|00 — 00 — 00
24 tt at harey the firste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00|14|00 — 00 — 00
July 1597
1 tt at harey the firste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00|06|01 — 12 — 11




Theatrical Provenance


The Admiral's men performed "Henry I" at the Rose in the late spring of 1597.


Probable Genre(s)

History


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues


Presumably the playwright/s used such standard historical sources as Holinshed's Chronicles.


References to the Play


None specifically identified.


Critical Commentary


Theater historians from Greg to Wiggins assume that this play was a straight-forward biopic.


For What It's Worth


It is curious that the old play, "Bellendon," is revived on 31 March 1597 and given seven performances that run to 25 June. But perhaps there is a reason in the acquisition and staging of "Henry I." A lost ballad connects Henry I and Bellendon:


Tho. Gosson/ Entred for his copie vnder thand of mr warden Cawood, a booke intituled The famous Cronicle of Henrye the first, with the life and death of Bellin Dun the firste thief that ever was hanged in England." (S.R. I, 2.307b/650 CLIO; Greg, BEPD, I.11) 

On 14 and 15 June, "Henry I" and "Bellendon" were played in serial order, and the pairing was repeated a week later on 24 and 25 June. Were this scheduling just a coincidence?


Works Cited




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