10 June, 1595 - The Seven Days of the Week

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 10 of June 1595 ... post 83-0 ... R at the vij dayes of the wecke ... 
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In modern English: 10^th June, 1595 ... Received at The 7 Days of the Week ... 
£3 and 6 shillings

Today was Whit Tuesday, the second day of the Whitsuntide summer holiday! On this festive day, the Admiral's Men performed the enigmatic lost play The Seven Days of the Week, about which we know nothing beyond its title. Perhaps it was an anthology of seven short plays, or perhaps it was about the creation of the world. You can read more about it in the entry for 3rd June. If you're wondering why Henslowe wrote "post 83-0" next to its name ... sorry, nobody knows.

19th-century Italian bracelet illustrating each of the seven days of
the week with a portrait of the deity associated with it.
From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 

This is the third outing for The Seven Days of the Week and the festive season has resulted in a full theatre! The company must be pleased that this play has regained some momentum after its disappointing second performance.

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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