22 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 22 of octobȝ  1595 ... R at longe shancke ... xxx^s 

In modern English: [22^nd October], 1595 ... Received at Longshank ... 30 shillings

Portrait of Edward I in
Westminster Abbey

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

Just like last time, the company has waited three weeks to restage Longshanks. It has returned a solidly average box office, but clearly they aren't feeling the urge to make it one of their weekly or fortnightly plays.

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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