2 June, 1596 - Longshanks

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 2 of June 1596 ... R at longshancke ... iij^ll  

In modern English: 2^nd June, 1596 ... Received at Longshanks ... £3

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, 1595.

It's been more than a month since the company last performed Longshanks, but this is a tremendous return for the play: an almost full theatre thanks to the continuing Whitsuntide holiday. Hurrah!

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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