8 June, 1596 - 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: y^e 8 of June 1596 ... R at wisman of weschester ... xx^s 

In modern English: 8^th June, 1596 ... Received at Wise Man of West Chester ... 20 shillings

A man, who might possibly be
wise, carved on the choir
stalls of Chester Cathedral

Today, the Admiral's Men revived 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.

This is the first time the once-popular Wise Man of West Chester has been revived for over a month. But, as with a lot of recent performance, its box office is higher than last time - another sign that business in general is improving in summer.

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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