21 January, 1596 - Barnardo and Philametta

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 20 of Jenewary 1595 ... R at barnardo and phiameta ... xj^s 

In modern English: [21^st] January, 1596 ... Received at Barnardo and Phiametta ... 11 shillings

Portrait of a couple by an unknown French artist, c.1610

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Barnardo and Philametta, a lost play on an unknown subject; you can read more about it in the entry for 30 October.

Barnardo and Philametta was last seen drawing a huge crowd on Boxing Day, but on this ordinary winter day it has returned to its usual level of success by attracting almost no-one to the Rose.

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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