17 May, 1597 - Alexander and Lodowick

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

Henslowe writes: T | 17 | tt at elexsander & lodwicke ... | 03 | 00

In modern English: Tuesday, 17^th [May, 1597] ... received at Alexander and Lodowick ... £3 [i.e. 60 shillings]

A very generic illustration accompanying the
printed text of the ballad of The Two Faithful
Friends: The Pleasant History of Alexander
and Lodowick

The Whitsuntide holidays continue today! The Admiral's Men have decided to revive Alexander and Lodowick, a lost play about two friends who swap places. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14 January. 

Today is a splendid day for the Admiral's Men, as the Rose is almost full with patrons. This has been an extremely rare occurrence over the last few years, and the players are likely savouring it. 

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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