23 July, 1594 - Galiaso

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 23 of Julye 1594 ... R at galiaso ... xxxj^s

In modern English: 23^rd July, 1594 ... Received at Galiaso ... 31 shillings

A Spanish galleass, one possible subject of this
play. From Ships Through the Ages by Frederick
Leonard King (1934)

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their lost play Galiaso. We do not know what this play was about, as its title could refer to many historical and fictional figures, or even to a kind of ship. You can read more about it in the entry for 28 June.

Following a strange, fortnight-long hiatus after its premiere, the company has now waited a week and a half before mounting Galiaso for its third outing. They are being a lot more cautious with this play than they are with Philippo and Hippolito. Today's performance received a solid but unspectacular box office, so Galiaso has clearly already lost its novelty value.

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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