Henslowe writes: R at fryer bacon the 26 of aprell 1592 ... xxiiijs
In modern English: Received at Friar Bacon, 26th April, 1592 ... 23 shillings
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| From the title page of a prose tale of Friar Bacon, 1629, which was re-used for the 1630 edition of the play. |
Today, Lord Strange's Men returned to their magical fantasy about the wizard Friar Bacon. The exact identity of this play is uncertain: it may have been Robert Greene's Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, or it may have been the anonymous John of Bordeaux; you can read more about it in the entry for 19th February.
Friar Bacon had returned unimpressive box office on its previous outings (15 and 17 shillings). This time it did slightly better, but it still remained on the lower rung of popularity. One can't help suspecting that it'll be dropped from the repertory pretty soon.
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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