6 September, 1595 - Vallia and Antony

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 6 of septmbȝ 1595 ...  R at valia & antony ... xiij^s 

In modern English: 6^th September, 1595 ... Received at Antony and Vallia ... 13 shillings

Portrait of an unknown couple by Lavinia
Fontana (1580s)

Today, the Admiral's Men returned, after a very long time, to the mysterious play of Vallia and Antony. This play is lost and we have no idea what it was about, since no known story has characters of these names in prominent roles. You can read more about it in the entry for 4 January, 1595.

The company keeps reviving Vallia and Antony at unexpected moments, but it rarely reaps any reward for them. Today is no exception, with terrible box office.

What's next? 

There will be no blog entry tomorrow, because 7 September was a Sunday in 1595 and the players did not perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will therefore return on the 8th for a week that will include another assortment of plays.

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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