1 May, 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: y^e 1 of maye 1595 ... R at longe mege ... l^s

In modern English: 1^st May, 1595 ... Received at Long Meg ...  50 shillings

Long Meg, from
a 1750 edition
of the jest-book

Today was May Day, a public holiday! With Londoners back in a festive mood after Easter, the Admiral's Men have 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 has not been as successful as its fun premise might have suggested, but the boost of the May Day holiday has rewarded it with a large audience today. 

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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