3 June, 1596 - The Blind Beggar of Alexandria

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 3 of June 1596 ... R at the blinde beager ... xxxxj^s

In modern English: [3^rd] June, 1596 ... Received at The Blind Beggar ... 41 shillings

Beggars in Alexandria; an undated photograph
from Brooklyn Museum's Lantern Slide Collection

Today, the Admiral's Men revived The Blind Beggar of Alexandria, a comedy by George Chapman about a master of disguise. You can read more about this play in the entry for 12 February.

The enormous audiences of the Whitsuntide holiday appear to be over, but this is still an impressive showing for The Blind Beggar, which remains remarkably popular.

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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