Pembroke’s men seem only to have had a footing at Court in the winter of 1592–3, and this is probably the date of the play. Greg (Henslowe, ii. 224) suggests that it may have had some ‘distant connexion’ with Chettle and Porter’s The Spencers and an anonymous Mortimer of the Admiral’s men in 1599 and 1602 respectively. But I think Mortimer is a slip of Henslowe’s for Vortigern.
The Massacre at Paris. 1593
[MS.] Collier, ii. 511, prints a fragment of a fuller text than that of the edition, but it is suspect (cf. Tucker Brooke, 483).
N.D. The Massacre at Paris: With the Death of the Duke of Guise. As it was plaide by the right honourable the Lord high Admirall his Seruants. Written by Christopher Marlow. E. A. for Edward White.
Strange’s men produced ‘the tragedey of the gvyes’ as ‘n.e.’ on 26 Jan. 1593. The Admiral’s men also played it for Henslowe as ‘the Gwies’ or ‘the masacer’ ten times from 21 June to 27 Sept. 1594. Possibly in Nov. 1598 and certainly in Nov. 1601 Henslowe advanced sums for costumes for a revival of the play by the Admiral’s. The insertion by Collier of Webster’s name in one of these entries is a forgery and whether the lost Guise of this writer (q.v.) bore any relation to Marlowe’s play is wholly unknown. On 18 Jan. 1602 Henslowe paid Alleyn £2 for the ‘boocke’ of ‘the massaker of france’ on behalf of the company (Henslowe, i. xlii; ii. 157). For the offence given in France by this play, cf. ch. x.
Dido Queen of Carthage > 1593
With Thomas Nashe.
1594. The Tragedie of Dido Queene of Carthage: Played by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell. Written by Christopher Marlowe, and Thomas Nash. Gent. Widow Orwin for Thomas Woodcock.
S. R. 1600, June 26. Transfer from Paul Lynley to John Flasket, ‘Cupydes Journey to hell with the tragedie of Dido’ (Arber, iii. 165). [Perhaps another book.]
Editions in Old English Drama (1825, ii), by J. S. Farmer (1914, S. F. T.), and with Works of Nashe.—Dissertations: J. Friedrich, Didodramen des Dolce, Jodelle, und M. (1888); B. Knutowski, Das Dido-Drama von M. und Nash (1905, Breslau diss.).