16 May, 1595 - The Grecian Comedy

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 16 of maye 1595 ... R at the greasyan comodey ... xxxiij^s 

In modern English: 16^th May, 1595 ... Received at The Grecian Comedy ... 33 shillings

The Love of Helen and Paris
by Jacques-Louis David (1789)

Today, the Admiral's Men 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, 1594.

The company last performed this play three weeks ago on St George's Day, when the public holiday brought a large crowd to the theatre. Today's crowd was smaller but still very respectable.

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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