12 July, 1594 - Galiaso

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 12 of Julye 1594 ... R at galiaso ... xxxxvj^s

In modern English: 12^th July, 1594 ... Received at Galiaso ... 46 shillings.

A Spanish galleass, one possible subject of this
play. From Ships Through the Ages by Frederick
Leonard King (1934)

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their lost play Galiaso. We do not know what this play was about, as its title could refer to many historical and fictional figures, or even to a kind of ship. You can read more about it in the entry for 28 June.

Galiaso received its successful premiere two weeks ago; for some reason, the players have waited until now to restage it. Were they perhaps refining things that hadn't worked well during the first performance? Whatever the reason for the delay, today's performance was very successful, producing a larger-than-average audience at the Rose.

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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