13 November, 1594 - The Grecian Comedy

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 13 of novmbȝ 1594 ... R at the gresyan ladye ... xv^s 

In modern English: 13^th November, 1594 ... Received at The Grecian Lady ... 15 shillings.

The Love of Helen and Paris
by Jacques-Louis David (1789)

Today, the company returned to a play that Henslowe calls The Grecian Lady, but which he will later refer to as The Grecian Comedy. We know nothing about this play beyond its title; you can read more about it in the entry for 5 October.

This play about a Grecian lady is an old play that the Admiral's Men brought back to the stage over a month ago, and they are only now reviving it again. It did not attract a large audience last time, and received an even smaller one today. Bringing back this play appears to have been a waste of effort.

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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