Thursday 31 October 2019

31 October, 1595 - The Seven Days of the Week

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

Henslowe writes: ye 29 of octobȝ  1595 ... R at the vij dayes ... xiij  
In modern English: [31st] October, 1595 ... Received at The Seven Days ... 13 shillings

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their enigmatic lost play The Seven Days of the Week, about which we know nothing beyond its title. Perhaps it was an anthology of seven short plays, or perhaps it was about the creation of the world. You can read more about it in the entry for 3rd June.


19th-century Italian bracelet illustrating each of the seven days of
the week with a portrait of the deity associated with it.
From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

After a flurry of performances, the company has now waited two weeks to return The Seven Days of the Week to the stage. The audience is, however, now very small indeed. The play appears to be on its way out.


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Wednesday 30 October 2019

30 October, 1595 - Barnardo and Philametta

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

Henslowe writes: ye 28 of octobȝ  1595 ... ne ... R at barnardo and phvlameta ... xxxxijs 

In modern English: [30th] October, 1595  ... New ... Received at Barnardo and Philametta ... 42 shillings

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Portrait of a couple by an unknown French artist, c.1610
Today, the Admiral's Men presented a new play, and once again the play is now lost.

Sadly, we know nothing more about this play, as no known story features characters named Barnardo and Philametta (or indeed Fiametta, which Henslowe will record the name as in some subsequent entries).

Whatever this play was about it, its premiere was something of a disappointment, attracting an audience not much bigger than an average day at the Rose.

FURTHER READING


Barnardo and Philametta information

  • Martin Wiggins, British Drama, 1533-1642: A Catalogue, vol. 3 (Oxford University Press, 2013), entry 1017.


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Tuesday 29 October 2019

29 October, 1595 - The Disguises

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

Henslowe writes: ye 27 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the desgyses ... xixs 

In modern English: [29th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Disguises ... 19 shillings

Lorenzo Lippi, Woman with a Mask
(The Allegory of Deception)
, 1650
Today, the company revived The Disguises, a lost play about... disguises. You can read more about it in the entry for 2 October.

After its disastrous last performance, the company has waited two and a half weeks to revive The Disguises. Today's performance has drawn a somewhat larger crowd, but is still not impressive. 

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Monday 28 October 2019

28 October, 1595 - Vallia and Anthony

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

Henslowe writes: ye 26 of octobȝ 1595 ...  R at valia & antony ... xxvijs 

In modern English: [28th] October, 1595 ... Received at Vallia and Anthony ... 27 shillings

Portrait of an unknown couple by Lavinia
Fontana (1580s)
Today, the Admiral's Men returned, after a 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.

Once again, the company has revived Vallia and Antony at a seemingly random point, nearly two months after its last performance. Their treatment of this play is baffling. It has, however, done a lot better than usual, with a solidly average box office.


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Sunday 27 October 2019

27 October, 1595 - The First Part of Hercules

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

Henslowe writes: ye 25 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the j pt of herculos ... xxxijs 

In modern English: [27th] October, 1595 ... Received at The First Part of Hercules ... 32 shillings

Hercules fighting the Nemean Lion by
Francisco de Zurbarán (1634)
Today, the Admiral's Men revived The First Part of Hercules, which retold some of the legends of the Greek mythological strongman, perhaps focusing on his Twelve Labours. You can read more about this play in the entry for 7 May.

The company has waited two weeks to restage Hercules. Today's box office shows a slight improvement, but is still reflecting only a half-full theatre.

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Friday 25 October 2019

25 October, 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: ye 24 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at cracke me this nvtte ... xxiij shillings


In modern English: [25th] October, 1595 ... Received at Crack Me This Nut ... 23 shillings

Dessert Still Life by Georg Flegel (1566-1638)
Today, the Admiral's Men returned to 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.

Amazingly, the company has performed Crack Me This Nut twice in one week, something they very rarely do. It has returned the same box office as last time, suggesting that the play has a small but faithful following.


What's next?


There will be no blog entry tomorrow because 26th October was a Sunday in 1595 and the players did no perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 27th for a week that will include a new play. See you then!


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Thursday 24 October 2019

24 October, 1595 - The Wonder of a Woman

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

Henslowe writes: ye 23 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the wonder of a womon ... xxiijs 

In modern English: [24th ] October, 1595 ... Received at The Wonder of a Woman ... 23 shillings.

Artemesia Gentileschi, Allegory of
Fame (early 1630s)
Today, the Admiral's Men revived The Wonder of a Woman, which they had premiered last week. You can read more about this lost play in the entry for 16 October.

For its second outing, The Wonder of a Woman has received extremely poor box office, suggesting that word of mouth was terrible. The company must be very disappointed.



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Wednesday 23 October 2019

23 October, 1595 - The New World's Tragedy

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

Henslowe writes: ye 22 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the worldes tragedy ... xxxiijs 

In modern English: [23rd] October, 1595 ... Received at The World's Tragedy ... 33 shillings

Walter Raleigh attacking Trinidad, by
Theodore de Bry (1595)
Today, the Admiral's Men revived a lost play that Henslowe calls The World's Tragedy, but was probably in fact called The New World's Tragedy and may have been about a calamitous event in the Americas. You can read more about this play in the entry for 17 September.

The company has waited two and a half weeks to revive The New World's Tragedy. Its box office is average for the Rose, suggesting a half-full theatre, but it is slightly higher than last time.

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Tuesday 22 October 2019

22 October, 1595 - Longshanks

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

Henslowe writes: ye 22 of octobȝ  1595 ... R at longe shancke ... xxxs 

In modern English: [22nd October], 1595 ... Received at Longshank ... 30 shillings

Portrait of Edward I in
Westminster Abbey
Today, the Admiral's Men returned to Longshanks, their play about King Edward I of England; you can read more about it in the entry for 29 August.

Just like last time, the company has waited three weeks to restage Longshanks. It has returned a solidly average box office, but clearly they aren't feeling the urge to make it one of their weekly or fortnightly plays.

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Monday 21 October 2019

21 October, 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: ye 20 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at cracke me this nvtte ... xxj shillings


In modern English: [21st] October, 1595 ... Received at Crack Me This Nut ... 21 shillings

Dessert Still Life by Georg Flegel (1566-1638)
Today, the Admiral's Men returned to 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.

The company has a waited a fortnight before reviving Crack Me This Nut. After the strangely varied box office of the last few performances, this one shows a more predictable slide into mediocrity.


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Sunday 20 October 2019

20 October, 1595 - The Wise Man of West Chester

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

Henslowe writes: ye 19 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the wisman ... xvijs 
In modern English: [20th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Wise Man ... 17 shillings

A man, who might possibly be
wise, carved on the choir
stalls of Chester Cathedral
Today, the Admiral's Men staged The Wise Man of West Chester, a lost play that appears to have been about a wizard in the English city of Chester; you can read more about it in the entry for 3 December, 1594.

The company has waited a fortnight to revive The Wise Man of West Chester and it has returned exactly the same - very low - box office that it did last time.

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Friday 18 October 2019

18 October, 1595 - The Seven Days of the Week

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

Henslowe writes: ye 17 of octobȝ  1595 ... R at the vij dayes ... xviij  
In modern English: [18th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Seven Days ... 18 shillings

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their enigmatic lost play The Seven Days of the Week, about which we know nothing beyond its title. Perhaps it was an anthology of seven short plays, or perhaps it was about the creation of the world. You can read more about it in the entry for 3rd June.


19th-century Italian bracelet illustrating each of the seven days of
the week with a portrait of the deity associated with it.
From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Against all logic, the company, faced with disappointing box office for the normally popular Seven Days of the Week, have decided to restage it after only three days. Rather predictably, this has resulted only in similar takings. It seems as though this mysterious play requires a much longer rest to restore the public's appetite.


What's next?


There will be no blog entry tomorrow, as 19th October was a Sunday in 1595 and the players did not perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 20th. See you then!


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Thursday 17 October 2019

17 October, 1595 - The Disguises

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

Henslowe writes: ye 16 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the desgyses ... xs 

In modern English: [17th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Disguises ... 10 shillings

Lorenzo Lippi, Woman with a Mask
(The Allegory of Deception)
, 1650
Today, the company revived The Disguises, a lost play about... disguises. You can read more about it in the entry for 2 October.

This is the third performance of this new comedy, and its box office is nothing short of disastrous. The Disguises seems to have entirely turned off the Rose audience. What went wrong?

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Wednesday 16 October 2019

16 October, 1595 - The Wonder of a Woman

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

Henslowe writes: ye 15 of octobȝ 1595 ... ne ... R at the wonder of a womon ... liijs 

In modern English: [16th ] October, 1595 ... New ... Received at The Wonder of a Woman ... 53 shillings.


Artemesia Gentileschi, Allegory of
Fame (early 1630s)
Today, the Admiral's Men premiered a new play! Sadly, The Wonder of a Woman is yet another lost play whose content is unknown.

The Wonder of a Woman presumably featured a female character who was impressive in some way, but little more can be said about it. Was she a transgressive figure taking on traditionally male roles, such as Pope JoanZenobia or Long Meg of Westminster? Or was she paragon of conventional female virtue like Esther? Your guess is as good as mine.

Whatever the reasons for the heroine's wondrousness, The Wonder of a Woman achieved a large crowd, though not as large as the most successful premieres.



FURTHER READING


Wonder of a Woman information


  • Martin Wiggins, British Drama, 1533-1642: A Catalogue, vol. 3 (Oxford University Press, 2013), entry 1013.


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Tuesday 15 October 2019

15 October, 1595 - The Seven Days of the Week

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

Henslowe writes: ye 14 of octobȝ  1595 ... R at the vij dayes ... xvij  
In modern English: [15th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Seven Days ... 17 shillings

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their enigmatic lost play The Seven Days of the Week, about which we know nothing beyond its title. Perhaps it was an anthology of seven short plays, or perhaps it was about the creation of the world. You can read more about it in the entry for 3rd June.


19th-century Italian bracelet illustrating each of the seven days of
the week with a portrait of the deity associated with it.
From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The company has been on a roll of performing the reliable Seven Days of the Week once a fortnight, but today has seen an unexpected plummet in its fortunes from the impressive to the risible. What happened? Is this another success story on the way out?


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Monday 14 October 2019

14 October, 1595 - The Second Part of Hercules

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

Henslowe writes: ye 13 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at 2 pte of herculus ... xxvs 

In modern English: [14th] October, 1595 ... Received at Second Part of Hercules ... 25 shillings

The Embarkation of the Argonauts by Lorenzo
Costa (16th century). Hercules is on the prow
of the Argo.
Today, the players revived the second part of their lost Hercules play. Part Two continued the story of the Greek mythological strongman and may have included Hercules' participation in the quest for the Golden Fleece. You can read more about it in the entry for 23rd May.

Just as with yesterday's disappointing performance of Part One, the second part has proven even more of a let-down. Hercules seems to be on his way out.

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Sunday 13 October 2019

13 October, 1595 - The First Part of Hercules

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

Henslowe writes: ye 12 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at j pte of herculos ... xxixs 

In modern English: [13th] October, 1595 ... Received at First Part of Hercules ... 29 shillings

Hercules fighting the Nemean Lion by
Francisco de Zurbarán (1634)
Today, the Admiral's Men revived The First Part of Hercules, which retold some of the legends of the Greek mythological strongman, perhaps focusing on his Twelve Labours. You can read more about this play in the entry for 7 May.

The once massively popular Hercules plays fell to earth on their last performance. There has been no return to form this time, as Part One remains disappointingly average.

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Friday 11 October 2019

11 October, 1595 - The Disguises

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

Henslowe writes: ye 10 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the desgyses ... xxixs 

In modern English: [11th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Disguises ... 29 shillings

Lorenzo Lippi, Woman with a Mask
(The Allegory of Deception)
, 1650
Today, the company revived The Disguises, a lost play about... disguises. You can read more about it in the entry for 2 October.

This is the second performance of this new comedy, but the Admiral's Men must be disappointed with it, as it has failed to capitalize on its novelty, and has attained only average box office.

What's next?


There will be no blog entry tomorrow because 12 October was a Sunday in 1595 and the players did not perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 13th, for a week that will include a new play. See you then!

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Thursday 10 October 2019

10 October, 1595 - The Grecian Comedy

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

Henslowe writes: ye 9 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the gresyan comody ... xs 

In modern English: [10th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Grecian Comedy ... 10 shillings

The Love of Helen and Paris
by Jacques-Louis David (1789)
Today, the Admiral's Men revived The Grecian Comedy.  We know nothing about this play beyond its title, although Henslowe sometimes calls it The Grecian Lady, which adds a tiny bit more information; you can read more about it in the entry for 5 October, 1594.

This is another blast from the past! The company has not performed this play since May, but before then it was a regular part of their repertory. Londoners do not seem to have been longing for its return, however, as the box office is terrible.



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Wednesday 9 October 2019

9 October, 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: ye 8 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at cracke me this nvtt ... xxvj shillings


In modern English: [9th] October, 1595 ... Received at Crack Me This Nut ... 26 shillings

Dessert Still Life by Georg Flegel (1566-1638)
Today, the Admiral's Men returned to 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.

This is weird: the box office for Crack Me This Nut is a roller-coaster ride. The last performance, only a week and a half ago, packed the theatre, but today the takings a below average for the Rose. Either Londoners don't know what they want, or else it was raining badly today.


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Tuesday 8 October 2019

8 October, 1595 - The New World's Tragedy

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

Henslowe writes: ye 7 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the worldes tragedy ... xxxjs 

In modern English: [8th] October, 1595 ... Received at The World's Tragedy ... 31 shillings

Walter Raleigh attacking Trinidad in 1595, by
Theodore de Bry (1595)
Today, the Admiral's Men revived a lost play that Henslowe calls The World's Tragedy, but was probably in fact called The New World's Tragedy and may have been about a calamitous event in the Americas. You can read more about this play in the entry for 17 September.

The New World's Tragedy is not doing well. By its third performance, it is already receiving only average box office. The audience is dwindling quickly.


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Monday 7 October 2019

7 October, 1595 - The Wise Man of West Chester

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

Henslowe writes: ye 6 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at the wisman ... xvijs 
In modern English: [7th] October, 1595 ... Received at The Wise Man ... 17 shillings

A man, who might possibly be
wise, carved on the choir
stalls of Chester Cathedral
Today, the Admiral's Men staged The Wise Man of West Chester, a lost play that appears to have been about a wizard in the English city of Chester; you can read more about it in the entry for 3 December, 1594.

The Wise Man of West Chester is now limping along, a once-loved play that is struggling to find an audience. But the Admiral's Men don't seem to mind; they have waited only a week before reviving it.

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Sunday 6 October 2019

6 October, 1595 - The Seven Days of the Week

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

Henslowe writes: ye 6 of octobȝ  1595 ... R at the vij dayes ... xxxx  
In modern English: 6th October, 1595 ... Received at The Seven Days ... 40 shillings

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their enigmatic lost play The Seven Days of the Week, about which we know nothing beyond its title. Perhaps it was an anthology of seven short plays, or perhaps it was about the creation of the world. You can read more about it in the entry for 3rd June.


19th-century Italian bracelet illustrating each of the seven days of
the week with a portrait of the deity associated with it.
From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The company has waited a fortnight to revive The Seven Days of the Week, which continues to be a great success. The audience size is slowly declining, but it still remains above the average for the Rose.


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Friday 4 October 2019

4 October, 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 4 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at longe mege ... xj

In modern English: 4th October, 1595 ... Received at Long Meg ... 11 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.

The players have waited two and a half weeks to revive Long Meg, but her box office has declined to a truly miserable level. Surely it must be time for Meg to hang up her cudgel? You would think so, and indeed we will not see Meg for a long time, but she will return late next year, so don't forget about her.

What's next?


There will be no blog entry tomorrow because 5 October was a Sunday in 1595 and the players did not perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 6th. See you then!


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Thursday 3 October 2019

3 October, 1595 - Olympio and Eugenio

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

Henslowe writes: ye 3 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at  olempeo ... xvs 

In modern English: 3rd October, 1595 ... Received at Olympio ... 15 shillings

Portrait of Two Friends by Pontormo (1524)
Today, the Admiral's Men performed their play Olympio and Eugenio, which may or may not have been the same play as Seleo and Olympo (you can learn more about them in the entry for 4 September).

Whatever its identity, this play has not been revived for a month, and today's terrible box office suggests that it wasn't worth the effort.



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Wednesday 2 October 2019

2 October, 1595 - The Disguises

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

Henslowe writes: ye 2 of octobȝ 1595 ... ne ... R at the desgysses ... xxxxiijs 

In modern English: 2nd October, 1595 ... New ... Received at The Disguises ... 43 shillings

Lorenzo Lippi, Woman with a Mask
(The Allegory of Deception)
, 1650
Today, the Admiral's Men premiered a new play - and, as so often, it is not only lost but also has an extremely uninformative title. Disguises are a common plot element of Elizabethan plays, so the title gives few hints as to what else the play was about.

In his book on the Admiral's Men, Andrew Gurr speculates that The Disguises might be an alternative title for an extant play called Look About You. Gurr explains that this play was published in 1600 with a title page attributing it to the Admiral's Men, but since no play of that title appears in the Diary it may have had a different name. It is certainly easy to see why Look About You could have become known as The Disguises; take a look at this brief passage from the lengthy synopsis in Martin Wiggins' catalogue of British drama:

Pursued by the watch, Skink evades arrest by swapping clothes with Redcap, but is taken to the Fleet prison for identification by Redcap's father, the porter. Gloucester swaps clothes with him in turn and escapes, and finally Skink too gets away by purloining Prince John's clothes. Lady Falconbridge disguises Gloucester as her husband, fooling the watch sent to search for him. The substitutions cause misunderstandings...
This sort of thing persists for several more paragraphs,as the play revolves around manically complicated disguises and misunderstandings. However, Wiggins argues that Look About You seems to borrow from a couple of plays dating from 1598, which would rule out an identification with The Disguises.

Whatever the exact content of The Disguises, its title may have been too generic even for the intrigue-loving theatregoers of London: the audience turnout is disappointing for a premiere.

FURTHER READING


The Disguises information

  • Andrew Gurr, Shakespeare's Opposites: The Admiral's Company, 1594-1625 (Cambridge University Press, 2009), 51-2, 57.
  • Martin Wiggins, British Drama, 1533-1642: A Catalogue, vols. 3 and 4 (Oxford University Press, 2013-14), entries 1010 and 1184.
  • Roslyn L. Knutson, "Disguises", Lost Plays Database (2015). 


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Tuesday 1 October 2019

1 October, 1595 - Longshanks

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

Henslowe writes: ye 30 of septmbȝ  1595 ... R at longe shancke ... xxxijs 

In modern English: [1st October], 1595 ... Received at Longshank ... 32 shillings

Portrait of Edward I in
Westminster Abbey
Today, the Admiral's Men returned to Longshanks, their new play about King Edward I of England; you can read more about this play in the entry for 29 August.

Despite its successful second show, the company has not revived Longshanks for over three weeks, which may betray a lack of confidence in it. If so, they were right to be wary, as the play has received only an average sized audience for its third outing.

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