18 July, 1594 - Philippo and Hippolito

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 13 of Julye 1594 ... R at phillipo & hewpolyto ... xxx^s

In modern English: 13^th July, 1594 ... Received at Philippo and Hippolito ... 30 shillings.

Two Young Men by Crispin van den Broeck, c.1590

Today, the Admiral's Men once again returned to Philippo and Hippolito, their enigmatic lost play about two men of that name. You can read more about this play in the entry for 9 July.

Philippo and Hippolito received its premiere little more than a week ago, and yet the players have already performed it three times. They are clearly convinced that they are onto a winner, but today's performance received merely average box office, suggesting that the play's novelty is already wearing off.

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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