Sunday 5 August 2018

5 August, 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 5 of aguste 1594 ... R at the Jewe of malta ... xxvijs

In modern English: 5th July, 1594 ... Received at The Jew of Malta ... 27 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.

As with its previous outing, this is the first performance of The Jew of Malta for a fortnight. And, as before, this decreased frequency of performance is not having the 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' effect on Marlowe's play; rather, there has been a small dip in profits instead. Has this once-infallible show finally started to become passé? 


Henslowe links



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