28 October, 1595 - Vallia and Anthony

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 26 of octobȝ 1595 ...  R at valia & antony ... xxvij^s 

In modern English: [28^th] October, 1595 ... Received at Vallia and Anthony ... 27 shillings

Portrait of an unknown couple by Lavinia
Fontana (1580s)

Today, the Admiral's Men returned, after a long time, to the mysterious play of Vallia and Antony. This play is lost and we have no idea what it was about, since no known story has characters of these names in prominent roles. You can read more about it in the entry for 4 January, 1595.

Once again, the company has revived Vallia and Antony at a seemingly random point, nearly two months after its last performance. Their treatment of this play is baffling. It has, however, done a lot better than usual, with a solidly average box office.

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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