30 January, 1595 - The French Doctor

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

Henslowe writes: y^e  30 of Jenewary 1594 ... R at the frenshe docter ... xviij^s 

In modern English: 30^th January, 1595 ... Received at The French Doctor ... 18  shillings

A French Physician, by
Matthew Darly, 1771

Today, the players revived again their lost play about a doctor from France. We know very little about this play, which was probably a comedy; you can read more in the entry for 19 October.

The company has returned to The French Doctor nearly a month after its last performance. Its box office is dismal as usual, and it is hard to understand why the players persist in bringing in back occasionally.

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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