21 October, 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 20 of octobȝ 1595 ... R at cracke me this nvtte ... xxj shillings


In modern English: [21^st] October, 1595 ... Received at Crack Me This Nut ... 21 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.

The company has a waited a fortnight before reviving Crack Me This Nut. After the strangely varied box office of the last few performances, this one shows a more predictable slide into mediocrity.

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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