Thursday 11 February 2021

11 February, 1597 - Alexander and Lodowick

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

Henslowe writes: 11 | ne | tt at elexsander & lodwicke ... | 03 | 05 

In modern English: 11th [February, 1597] ... new ... total at Alexander and Lodowick ... £3 and 5 shillings

A very generic illustration accompanying the
printed text of the ballad of The Two Faithful
Friends: The Pleasant History of Alexander
and Lodowick
Today's entry is strange. The Admiral's Men have revived Alexander and Lodowick, a play that they debuted back in the middle of January, but have not staged since. Yet the entry labels the play "new" and it has attracted the kind of enormous crowd that is normally seen only at premieres. Is this simply an error on Henslowe's part, or has the company revised the play over the last three weeks and turned it into something new? 

Whatever is going on, today is a great triumph for the Admiral's Men, as a crowd this large hasn't been seen at the Rose in a very long time. You can read more about the play of Alexander and Lodowick in the entry for 14 January.

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