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Henry Chettle (1601)

Payments to Playwrights (Henslowe's Diary)
F. 86 (Greg, I.135)
 * Layd owte at the a poyntment of Samwell
 * Rowley vnto harey chettell in parte of paymente
 * for a Boocke called al is not gold yt glesters
 * the last of mrche 1601 some of } xxxxs


 * pd vnto harey chettell the 6 of aprell
 * 1601 in full payment of a Boocke called
 * al is not gold that glisters at the a
 * poyntment of Samwell Rowley some of } iiijli

Theatrical Provenance
Authorized by Rowley as a representative of the Admiral's men, the play would have been presented at the Fortune playhouse in late spring 1601.

Probable Genre(s)
Comedy? (Harbage)

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
The proverb that doubles as title for the play is a warning "against trusting an attractive outward appearance" (Wiggins #1280).

References to the Play
None known.

Critical Commentary
Greg acknowledges that "Nothing is known of this piece" (II.217, #216).

Wiggins adds that Abraham Hill had seen a manuscript by 1678 (#1280).

For What It's Worth
Chettle worked on several plays with proverbial titles: "Tis No Deceit to Deceive the Deceiver," "Christmas Comes but Once a Year," "Love Parts Friendship," and "Too Good to Be True."