Tuesday 31 December 2019

31 December, 1595 - The Wise Man of West Chester

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

Henslowe writes: ye 30 of desembȝ 1595 ... R at the wisman of weschester ... xxijs 
In modern English: [31st] December, 1595 ... Received at The Wise Man of West  Chester ... 22 shillings

A man, who might possibly be
wise, carved on the choir
stalls of Chester Cathedral
Today, the Admiral's Men staged The Wise Man of West Chester, a lost play that appears to have been about a wizard in the English city of Chester; you can read more about it in the entry for 3 December, 1594.

The Christmastide enthusiasm for theatre seems to be over now, as The Wise Man of West Chester receives an unimpressive audience today.


Henslowe links



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