Sunday 15 November 2020

15 November, 1596 - The Seven Days of the Week and a mysterious hiatus

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

Henslowe writes: ye 15 of novmbȝ  1596 ... R at the vij dayes ... xij  
In modern English: 15th November, 1596 ... Received at The Seven Days ... 12 shillings

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their enigmatic lost play The Seven Days of the Week, about which we know nothing beyond its title. Perhaps it was an anthology of seven short plays, or perhaps it was about the creation of the world. You can read more about it in the entry for 3rd June.


19th-century Italian bracelet illustrating each of the seven days of
the week with a portrait of the deity associated with it.
From the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The players have rushed The Seven Days of the Week back to the stage after its successful revival a few days ago. But this seems to be to soon, as only a tiny audience has arrived to see it again. 


A mysterious hiatus



There will be no blog entries for the next ten days, as Henslowe records no performances between the 16th and 24th November. We do not know the reasons for this hiatus, although it is interesting to see that when the players return, they will introduce several new plays to the repertory. Perhaps they have realized that their plays are getting stale, and have decided to take the risk of shutting things down in order to focus on line-learning and other preparations.

Whatever the reasons, Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will return on the 25th - see you then!


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