22 April, 1596 - Pythagoras

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 22 of ap^rell 1596 ... R at pethagorus ... xviij^s 

In modern English: 22^nd April, 1596 ... Received at Pythagoras ... 18 shillings

Pythagoras as portrayed in Raphael's
The School of Athens (1509-11)

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Pythagoras, their lost play about the Greek philosopher. You can read more about this play in the entry for 16 January

Pythagoras is still a relatively new play and had been doing very well before the break for Lent. Sadly, on its return for the new season, it has not continued this run of success, and its box office is as mediocre as every other performance this week.

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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