5 November, 1596 - Long Meg of Westminster

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 5 of novmbȝ 1596 ... R at longe meage ... v^s

In modern English: 5^th November, 1596 ... Received at Long Meg ... 5 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, 1595.

After the stunning success of Long Meg on All Saints' Day earlier in the week, the company has rushed it back to the stage. But it seems the crowd was only there because of the public holiday. Word of mouth must have been terrible, as an exceptionally tiny audience has shown up for today's performance.  

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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