9 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: 9 | tt at lodwicke & elexsand ... | 00 | 14

In modern English: 9^th [May, 1597] ... received at Lodowick and Alexander ... 14 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 again waited a fortnight to revive Alexander and Lodwick, having apparently demoted it from its once-a-week status. The box office has sunk again after an improvement last time.

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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