11 September, 1595 - Crack Me This Nut

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 12 of septmbȝ 1595 ... R at cracke me this nutte ... iij^ll 

In modern English: [11^th] September, 1595 ... Received at Crack Me This Nut ... £3

Dessert Still Life by Georg Flegel (1566-1638)

Today, the Admiral's Men returned to their new play, Crack Me This Nut. We know nothing about the content of this lost play, but you can read more about it in the entry for 5th September.

Whatever its content, Crack Me This Nut has proven a great success - it has followed its very popular premiere with an almost equally popular second night. Could this be the company's latest big hit?

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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