14 July, 1596 - Longshanks

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 9 of July 1596 ... R at longshancke ... xv^s  

In modern English: [14^th] July, 1596 ... Received at Longshanks ... 15 shillings

Portrait of Edward I in
Westminster Abbey

Today, for the last time, 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.

This is the last recorded performance of Longhanks. The company premiered it just under a year ago, and after a wobbly start it became a reliably solid performer for the remainder of 1595. By 1596, however, its box office has declined considerably and the company seems to have decided not to revive it again. Farewell, King Edward! 

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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