9 September, 1595 - Longshanks

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 10 of septmbȝ  1595 ... R at longshancke ... iij^ll 

In modern English: [9^th] September, 1595 ... Received at Longshank ... £3

Portrait of Edward I in
Westminster Abbey

Today, the Admiral's Men returned to Longshanks, their new play about King Edward I of England; you can read more about this play in the entry for 29 August.

Longshanks had received a rather disappointing audience when the company staged its premiere a week and a half ago. But today, it has attracted a very large crowd; clearly, word of mouth has spread!

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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