17 April, 1592 - Muly Molocco

Here's what Lord Strange's Men performed at the Rose playhouse on this day, 424 years ago...

Henslowe writes: R at mvllo mvlluco the 17 of ap^rell 1591 ... xxx^s 

In modern English: Received at Muly Molocco, 17^th April, 1592 ... 30 shillings 

1629 Portuguese illustration of the Battle of Alcazar

Today Lord Strange's Men returned to Muly Molocco again, a play that they frequently performed, and which they had last staged just over a week ago. The play was about Abd el-Malik's struggle for the throne of Morocco; you can read more about it in the blog entry for 21st February.

After its surprise success during Easter Week, the box office returns for Muly Molocco have stabilized, and it is back to being a solid, mid-ranking play.

Monday, 21st February - 29 shillings
Tuesday, 29th February - 34 shillings
Friday, 17th March - 29 shillings
Wednesday, 29th March - 62 shillings
Saturday, 8th April - 23 shillings
Monday, 17th April - 30 shillings

Henslowe links 

• Transcript of this page of the Diary (from W.W. Greg's 1904 edition)
• Facsimile of this page of the Diary (from the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project)

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