2 January, 1595 - The Set at Maw

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 2 of Jenewary 1594 ... R at the mawe ... xxiiij^s 

In modern English: 2^nd January, 1594 ... Received at The Set at Maw ... 24 shillings

The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs by Georges
de la Tour (1620s)

Today, the Admiral's Men returned to The Set at Maw, a lost play whose content had something to do with the card game known as Maw. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14 December.

Today is something of a rude awakening for the players. After a series of performances to mostly packed houses during the Christmas season, today's below average house for a nearly-new play is a return back to earth. For the average theatregoer it would seem that the time for festive frivolity is over.

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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