25 June, 1594 - The Jew of Malta

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 23 of June 1594 ... R at the Jewe ... xxiij^s

In modern English: 25^th June, 1594 ... Received at The Jew ... 23 shillings

Caravaggio's portrait of the Grand

Master of the Knights of Malta,

1607-8.

Today, the players performed once again The Jew of Malta, Christopher Marlowe's satirical comic tragedy; you can read more about this play in the blog entry for 26th February 1592.

This was the first outing for the ever-popular Jew of Malta following the Admiral's Men's return to the Rose. However, the company may have been disappointed that it drew a fairly small crowd today. Clearly the actors would not be able to rest on their laurels if they wanted success. 

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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