2 June, 1597 - Uther Pendragon

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

Henslowe writes: 2 | tt at pendragon ... | 00 | 16

In modern English: 2^nd [June, 1597] ... total at Pendragon ... 16 shillings

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

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

After the tremendous success of the Whit Monday performance, the company has waited two and a half weeks to return to Uther Pendragon. Unfortunately, the holiday boost has now gone, and the play has returned to its usual disappointing box office. 

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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