Henslowe writes: R at harey the vj the 21 of aprell 1591 ... xxxiijs
In modern English: Received at Harry VI, 21st April, 1592 ... 33 shillings
1540s portrait of King Henry VI |
Since the premiere of Harry VI in early March, the company has settled into a groove of performing it approximately once a week. But last week's outing was its weakest-ever showing at the box office, and today's was not much better. Harry VI is no longer a blockbuster, and can best be described as reliably solid.
- Friday, 3rd March - 75 shillings
- Tuesday, 7th March - 60 shillings
- Saturday, 11th March - 47 shillings
- Thursday, 16th March - 31 shillings
- Tuesday, 28th March - 68 shillings
- Wednesday, 5th April - 41 shillings
- Thursday, 13th April - 26 shillings
- Friday, 21st April - 33 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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