Sunday 22 July 2018

22 July, 1594 - The Jew of Malta

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

Henslowe writes: ye 22 of Julye 1594 ... R at the Jewe of malta ... xxxjs

In modern English: 22nd July, 1594 ... Received at The Jew of Malta ... 31 shillings

Caravaggio's portrait of the Grand
Master of the Knights of Malta,
1607-8.
Today, the players once again performed The Jew of Malta, Christopher Marlowe's satirical comic tragedy; you can read more about this play in the blog entry for 26th February 1592.

Previously, the players had been performing The Jew of Malta approximately once a week, but they have now ignored it for nearly a fortnight before reviving it today. Perhaps the intention was to encourage a greater desire for it among the regular audience, but today's box office is only a tiny bit higher than the previous outing's.


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