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: y^e 5 of aguste 1594 ... R at the Jewe of malta ... xxvij^s

In modern English: 5^th 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

• 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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