22 January, 1593 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 22 of Jenewary 1593 ... xx^s


In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 22^nd January, 1593 ... 20 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March.

The fate of Hieronimo this season is very similar to that of Muly Molocco's - after drawing huge crowds upon its first performance after the company's return to the Rose, the play has rapidly plummeted in popularity, playing to a theatre less than half full. It is hard not to conclude that the company's repertory has become stale and needs some fresh blood rather than relying on the stalwarts.

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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