3 May, 1597 - Uther Pendragon

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

Henslowe writes: 4 3 | tt at vterpendragon ... | 01 | 05

In modern English: 3^rd [May, 1597] ... total at Uther Pendragon ... £1 and 5 shillings [i.e. 25 shillings]

Uther Pendragon and Merlin, from British
Library manuscript Royal 20 A II
(early 14th century)

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Uther Pendragon, a lost play about the father of King Arthur. You can read more about this play in the entry for 29 April.

The company has rushed back Uther Pendragon after its premiere four days ago. But the results are disappointing, as the Rose is less than half full. Dragons, wars and blazing stars do not seem to be enough to pack a theatre these days. 

 

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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