Henslowe writes: R at harey the vj the 5 of aprell 1591 ... xxxxjs
In modern English: Received at Harry VI, 5th April, 1592 ... 41 shillings
1540s portrait of King Henry VI |
The company last performed Harry VI just over a week ago; since its premiere in early March, it has been their most frequently-performed play. However, today's production did not repeat its spectacular takings during Easter Week, returning to a merely moderate intake similar to that of The Jew of Malta yesterday. This lower-but-still-not-bad intake is proving to be typical of this week.
- 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
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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