30 September, 1595 - The Wise Man of West Chester

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 29 of septmbȝ 1595 ... R at the wiseman ... xv^s 

In modern English: [30^th] September, 1595 ... Received at The Wise Man ... 15 shillings

A man, who might possibly be
wise, carved on the choir
stalls of Chester Cathedral

Today, the Admiral's Men staged The Wise Man of West Chester, a lost play that appears to have been about a wizard in the English city of Chester; you can read more about it in the entry for 3 December, 1594.

Oh dear. After being one of the Rose's great successes, drawing extremely impressive audiences day after day, The Wise Man of West Chester has finally had a very bad day, with only a scattering of people in the theatre. Could this finally be the end?

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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