23 September, 1594 - Mahamet

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 21 of septmbȝ 1594 ... R at mahemett ... xxiij^s

In modern English: [23^rd] September, 1594 ... Received at Mahamet ... 28 shillings

1629 Portuguese illustration of the Battle of Alcazar

Today, the company returned to Mahamet, which may survive today as The Battle of Alcazar. If so, it was a popular old play that told the story of Abd el-Malik's struggle for the throne of Morocco against the vicious usurper Muly Mahamet; you can read more about it in the entry for 21st February, 1592.

The company continues to stage Mahamet at intervals of a week and a half. Its box office appears to be just beginning its inevitable slide into mediocrity.

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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