1 June, 1596 - Chinon of England

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 1 of June 1596 ... R at chinone of Jngland ... iij^s

In modern English: 1^st June, 1596 ... Received at Chinon  of England ... [£]3

The Knights of the Round
Table, from the Compilation
arthurienne de Micheau
Gonnot (1470)

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Chinon of England, their lost Arthurian drama about a fool who becomes a knight. You can read more about this play in the entry for 3 January. Henslowe records only 3 shillings box office, but that must be an error for pounds.

It has only been a few days since we last saw Chinon of England, and the roller-coaster ride that is its box office continues. The previous outing saw hardly anyone in the audience, yet today the Rose is nearly full! The reason is that the holiday period of Whitsuntide continues and Londoners are in a festive mood.

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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