Wednesday 8 May 2019

8 May, 1595 - The Venetian Comedy

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

Henslowe writes: ye 8 of maye 1595 ... R at the venesyon comodye ... xxxs 

In modern English: 8th May, 1595 ... Received at The Venetian Comedy ... 30 shillings

The Quack Doctor by Pietro Longhi (late
18th century)
Today, for the last time, the Admiral's Men revived The Venetian Comedy, a play about which we know nothing beyond its title. You can read more about it in the entry for 27 August.

The Venetian Comedy was first performed back in August of last year. The company performed it eleven times in total, but it rarely attracted large audiences. They seem to have decided after today that it was time for retirement.

For the sake of interest, here's a graph charting the play's fortunes over time (excluding today).




Henslowe links



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