1 July, 1597 - The Life and Death of Harry I

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

Henslowe writes: July 1597 | 1 | tt at harey the firste ... 00 | 06

In modern English: 1^st July, 1597 ... total at Harry I ... 6 shillings

 

King Henry I depicted in The Book
of the Laws of Ancient Kings (1321)

Today, for the last recorded time, the Admiral's Men revived their lost history play, The Life and Death of Harry I, which told the story of King Henry I, the twelfth century king of England. You can read more about this play in the entry for 26 May.

Today's box office for Harry I is dismal and this is its last appearance in the Diary. The play has never shown much promise and the company may be glad to let it go.

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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