Monday 29 April 2019

29 April, 1595 - Long Meg of Westminster

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

Henslowe writes: ye 30 of aprell 1595 ... R at longe mege ... xxvijs

In modern English: [29th] April, 1595 ... Received at Long Meg ...  27 shillings

Long Meg, from
a 1750 edition
of the jest-book
Today, the Admiral's Men returned to Long Meg of Westminster, their play about the Amazonian warrior woman of London legend. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14 February.

Long Meg was mostly very successful during its short run earlier in the year, but today's performance would have been a disappointment to the company, as the audience size remains resolutely average. 

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Henslowe links



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