31 January, 1595 - 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 31 of Jenewary 1594 ... R at the gresyan comody ... xxviij^s 

In modern English: 31^st January, 1595 ... Received at The Grecian Comedy ... 28 shillings

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

Today, the players revived The Grecian Comedy. We know nothing about this play beyond its title, although Henslowe sometimes calls it The Grecian Lady, which adds a tiny bit more information; you can read more about it in the entry for 5 October.

For some reason, the players have rushed this rarely-popular comedy back to the Rose after less than a week. Even more surprisingly, it has attracted considerably more people this time. The players may know something we don't.

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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