Henslowe writes: ye 4 of June 1595 ... R at the wisman of weschester ... xxijs
In modern English: 4th June, 1595 ... Received at Wise Man of West Chester ... 22 shillings
A man, who might possibly be wise, carved on the choir stalls of Chester Cathedral |
The Wise Man of West Chester has dominated the Rose for a long time, but we are now seeing its box office shrinking to below average numbers. The audience must be finally tiring of the Wise Man, but it will be interesting to see how long it stays in the repertory after this.
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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