Wednesday 6 May 2020

6 May, 1596 - Dr Faustus

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

Henslowe writes: ye 5 of maye 1596 ... R at docter ffostes... xxs

In modern English: [6th] May, 1596 ... Received at Doctor Faustus ... 20 shillings

Faustus summoning Mephistopheles: from the
1616 text of the play 
Today, the Admiral's Men revived Dr Faustus, Christopher Marlowe's famous tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil. You can read more about it in the entry for 2 October.

The company has waited two and a half weeks to return Dr Faustus to the stage. Its box office is slightly better, but still unimpressive.

Henslowe links



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