29 September, 1595 - Crack Me This Nut

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 278 of septmbȝ 1595 ... R at cracke me this nvtte ... iij^ll  vj^s


In modern English: [29^th] September, 1595 ... Received at Crack Me This Nut ... £3 and 6 shillings

Dessert Still Life by Georg Flegel (1566-1638)

Today, the Admiral's Men returned to Crack Me This Nut. We know nothing about the content of this lost play, but you can read more about it in the entry for 5th September.

After healthy but not spectacular box office for its second and third performances, Crack Me This Nut has suddenly roared back to the 'A' grade, with a packed theatre despite its last performance being only a few days ago. For some reason, Londoners are suddenly very keen to see this play.

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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