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== Historical Records ==
== Historical Records ==
 


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== Theatrical Provenance ==
== Theatrical Provenance ==


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The Admiral's Men began payments to William Haughton on The Poor Man's Paradise in August 1599 early in their fall season at the Rose; across the way on Maid Lane, the Chamberlain's Men were underway with their fall season at the newly opened Globe.


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


&lt;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.&gt;
Comedy (?) (Harbage)


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


&lt;Enter any information about possible or known sources. Summarise these sources where practical/possible, or provide an excerpt from another scholar's discussion of the subject if available.&gt;
None known.


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


&lt;List any known or conjectured references to the lost play here.&gt;
None known.  
 
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== Critical Commentary ==
== Critical Commentary ==


&lt;Summarise any critical commentary that may have been published by scholars. Please maintain an objective tone!&gt;
Greg says that "[n]othing is known of this play" (II.205, Item #181).


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


&lt;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.&gt;
Knutson lists the play as probably completed, on the basis of Henslowe's wording "for his Boocke" in the payment on 25 August 1599 (37n).


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== Keywords ==
== Keywords ==


William Haughton  
William Haughton, Partial payments [[category: Partial payments]]


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== Works Cited ==
== Works Cited ==


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Knutson,  


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Revision as of 12:26, 7 November 2009

William Haughton (1599)


Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 63v (Greg I.110)

Lent vnto Thomas downton the 20 aguste
1599 to lend vnto hawghton in earnest of a
Boocke called the poore manes paradice the some of ... xiijs


F. 64 (Greg I.111)

Lent vnto Thomas downton the 25 aguste
1599 to paye [harey chettell] Thomas hawton for his Boocke
called the poore manes paradice the some of ... xvijs



Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's Men began payments to William Haughton on The Poor Man's Paradise in August 1599 early in their fall season at the Rose; across the way on Maid Lane, the Chamberlain's Men were underway with their fall season at the newly opened Globe.


Probable Genre(s)

Comedy (?) (Harbage)


Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

None known.


References to the Play

None known.

Critical Commentary

Greg says that "[n]othing is known of this play" (II.205, Item #181).


For What It's Worth

Knutson lists the play as probably completed, on the basis of Henslowe's wording "for his Boocke" in the payment on 25 August 1599 (37n).


Keywords

William Haughton, Partial payments


Works Cited

Knutson,


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