Wednesday 25 May 2016

25 May, 1592 - Hieronimo

Here's what Lord Strange's Men performed at the Rose playhouse on this day, 424 years ago...
Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 13 22 maye 1592 ... xxvijs 

In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 25th May, 1592 ... 27
 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.
Today, Lord Strange's Men revived their old standard Hieronimo, almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March.

After its very popular staging during the Whitsuntide holiday, today's performance was much weaker. In previous entries, I have wondered whether The Spanish Tragedy tended to receive higher box office when it was performed the day after its companion piece, The Spanish Comedy. The data had seemed to be suggesting that it did. However, today's poor performance, despite coming a day after the Comedy, would seem to suggest that there was no real connection. Oh well, it was worth asking the question...

  • Tuesday, 14th March - 71 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
  • Monday, 20th March - 38 shillings (performed as an individual play)
  • Friday, 31st March - 60 shillings (Easter Week; performed the day after the Comedy)
  • Friday, 7th April - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
  • Friday, 14th April - 33 shillings (performed as an individual play)
  • Monday, 24th April - 28 shillings (performed one working day after the Comedy, but with Sunday interrupting)
  • Tuesday, 2nd May - 34 shillings (performed as an individual play)
  • Thursday, 11th May - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
  • Monday, 15th May - 64 shillings (Whitsuntide; performed as an individual play)
  • Thursday, 25th May - 27 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)



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