27 April, 1597 - Alexander and Lodowick

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

Henslowe writes: 26 | R at elexsander & lodwicke ... | 01 | 1 02

In modern English: 26^th [April, 1597] ... received at Alexander and Lodowick ... £1 and 2 shillings [i.e. 22 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. 

The company has waited a fortnight to revive Alexander and Lodwick after previously having staged it once a week. This appears to have improved its box office slightly, as if the play had been missed. 

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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