21 June, 1596 - The First Part of Tamar Cam

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 19 of June 1596 ... m^r pd ... R at  1 pte of tambercame ... xxxvj^s

In modern English: [21^st] June, 1596 ... Master paid ... Received at First Part of Tamar Cam ... 36 shillings

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Tamar Cam, a lost play that told of war and wizardry during the exploits of the Mongol conqueror Hulagu Khan; you can read more about it in the entry for 28th April 1592.

The company has returned to Tamar Cam after a week and a half, and the box office is considerably higher. This may well be because of the successful premiere of the sequel last week, which could have revived interest in Part One.

Persian illustration of Hulagu Khan (the likely inspiration for Tamar Cam) and his Christian wife

Today's entry also includes a note that Henslowe paid the license for the Rose to the Master of the Revels; you can read more about this in the entry for 8 November, 1595.

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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