Siege of London, The

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Historical Records

Performance Records

Playlists in Philip Henslowe's diary


F11 (Greg I.21):

ye 26 of desembʒ 1594
Res at the sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . .
iijli
ye 14 of Jenewary 1594 Res at the seage of london . . . . . . . . . . . xxviijs
ye 22 of Jenewary 1594 Res at the seage of london . . . . . . . . . . . xxxijs
ye 3 of febreary 1594 —— Res at the sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxxvs
ye 13 of febreary 1594 Res at the sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . . xxixs


F11v (Greg I.22):

ye 3 of marche 1594 ——— Res at the sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvjs
ye 14 of marche 1594 Res at sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiijs


F12v (Greg I.24):

ye 30 of aguste 1595 . . . . . . . Res at the seage of london . . . . . . . . . . . . xviijs


F13 (Greg I.25):

ye 20 of septmbʒ 1595 . . . . . . Res at the sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . . xvijs


F14 (Greg I.27):

ye 13 of Jenewary 1595 . . . . . . Res at the sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . . xvs


F21v (Greg I.42):

ye 14 of June 1596 . . . . . . . . . Res at the sege of london . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxs
ye 6 of aguste 1596 Res at seage of london . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvs



Theatrical Provenance

The Admiral's men began a run of "The Siege of London" at the Rose on 26 December 1594 and gave the play another six performances through 14 March 1595. The company continuted the play in the fall season of 1595, giving it another five performances through 6 July 1596.



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Critical Commentary

Malone, Collier, and Fleay, BCED ..... Greg II ....




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