5 February, 1596 - Longshanks

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 5 of febreary 1595 ... R at longshancke ... xiiij^s 

In modern English: 5^th February, 1595 ... Received at Longshanks ... 14 shillings

Portrait of Edward I in
Westminster Abbey

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

The company has not performed Longshanks for over a month, when it was staged during the Christmas holiday period. The long absence has not caused any increased enthusiasm for the play, though; its box office remains very poor.

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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