1 October, 1595 - Longshanks

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 30 of septmbȝ  1595 ... R at longe shancke ... xxxij^s 

In modern English: [1^st October], 1595 ... Received at Longshank ... 32 shillings

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.

Despite its successful second show, the company has not revived Longshanks for over three weeks, which may betray a lack of confidence in it. If so, they were right to be wary, as the play has received only an average sized audience for its third outing.

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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