Friday 25 January 2019

25 January, 1595 - The Grecian Comedy

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

Henslowe writes: ye 25 of Jenewary 1594 ... R at the greasyan ... xvs 

In modern English: 25th January, 1595 ... Received at The Grecian ... 15 shillings

The Love of Helen and Paris
by Jacques-Louis David (1789)
Today, the players revived The Grecian Comedy. We know nothing about this play beyond its title, although Henslowe sometimes calls it The Grecian Lady, which adds a tiny bit more information; you can read more about it in the entry for 5 October.

The Grecian Comedy, never very popular, is plummeting to the lower depths after its brief Christmas boost.


What's next?


There will be no blog entry tomorrow, because 26 January was a Sunday in 1595 and the players did not perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 27th. See you then!

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