11 June, 1597 - A Humorous Day's Mirth

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

Henslowe writes: 11 | tt at the vmers... | 02 | 18

In modern English: 11^th [June, 1597] ... total at The Humours ... £2 and 18 shillings [i.e. 58 shillings]

Today, the Admiral's Men revived their 

A classic image of a
melancholic, from
Robert Burton's Anatomy
of Melancholy (1622)

Comedy of Humours, which is almost certainly another name for George Chapman's A Humorous Day's Mirth. You can read more about this eccentric comedy in the entry for 11 May. 

After seven incredibly successful performances, the box office for A Humorous Day's Mirth has finally taken a downturn. But this would still be a very impressive turnout for any other play.

What's next?

There will be no blog entry tomorrow because 12 June was a Sunday in 1597 and the players did not perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 13th - see you then!

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)

Comments?

Did I make a mistake? Do you have a question? Have you anything to add? Please post a comment below!