29 March, 1597 - Alexander and Lodowick

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

Henslowe writes: tewsday | 29 | tt at elexsander & lodwicke ... | 02 | 01 

In modern English: Tuesday, 29^th [March, 1597] ... total at Alexander and Lodowick ... £2 and 1 shilling [i.e. 41 shillings]

A very generic illustration accompanying the
printed text of the ballad of The Two Faithful
Friends: The Pleasant History of Alexander
and Lodowick

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Alexander and Lodowick, a lost play about two friends who swap places. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14 January. 

On the second day of Easter week, this is a much bigger audience than yesterday's disappointing one; the vibe at the Rose is getting more festive.

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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