5 July, 1594 - The Ranger's Comedy

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 5 of Julye 1594 ... R at the Rangers comodey ... xviij^s

In modern English: 5^th July, 1594 ... Received at The Ranger's Comedy ... 18 shillings.

An Elizabethan hunting scene: one of
the possible subjects of The
Ranger's Comedy

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their lost Ranger's Comedy. We do not know what this play was about, as the word could refer to a gamekeeper, a rake, a wanderer, or an organizer of troops. You can read more about it in the entry for 2 April.

The Ranger's Comedy has not been revived since its very successful performance on  Midsummer's Day, a week and a half ago. Today's staging was not successful, producing a very unimpressive box office. Perhaps it required a festival day to persuade people to see this comedy.

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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