24 February, 1596 - Pythagoras

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 23 of febreary 1595 ... shrof twesday ... R at pethagores ... xxxiiij^s 

In modern English: [23^rd] February, [1596] ... Shrove Tuesday ... Received at Pythagoras ... 34 shillings

Pythagoras as portrayed in Raphael's
The School of Athens (1509-11)

Today is Shrove Tuesday, a holiday and a time for gluttony and merry-making before Lent! On this special day, the Admiral's Men have revived Pythagoras, their lost play about the Greek philosopher. You can read more about this play in the entry for 16 January

The festive occasion has not had any obvious effect on the box office for Pythagoras, which remains almost identical to last week's.

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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