11 October, 1597 - Hieronimo and a new beginning

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

Henslowe writes: In the name of god amen the xj of octobe begane my lord admerals & my lord of penbrockes men to playe at my howse 1597

11 |  tt at Joroneymo | 02 | 00

In modern English: In the name of god, Amen; 11 October began my Lord Admiral's and my Lord of Pembroke's Men to play at my house, 1597 

11^th [October, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... £2

Welcome back! Today, the Rose playhouse has re-opened its doors after London's theatres were closed back in July. If you recall, the authorities had demanded that the playhouse cease performances until "Allhallowtide next", which would indicate the end of October, but the players have returned early, for reasons unknown.

As you can see from Henslowe's note at the top of today's entry, there are some changes at the Rose. The Admiral's Men, who have been performing here for many years, are now apparently joined by the Earl of Pembroke's Men. This is the company that had previously been performing at the Swan playhouse down the road, and whose production of the scandalous Isle of Dogs play may have been the cause of the shutdown of the theatres. Pembroke's Men were apparently no longer able to perform at the Swan, and it is not clear whether some of the members have merged with the Admiral's, or whether the two companies are remaining separate, perhaps taking turns at the Rose. 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

To mark their return to the Rose, the players have revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about it in the entry for 14th March, 1592. London's theatregoers seem surprisingly unexcited by the return of playing to the Bankside, however, with the theatre only about half full. 

This is the last performance of The Spanish Tragedy recorded in Henslowe's diary. The old classic is one of the most frequently-performed plays in the Diary, and has been seen 29 times since its first appearance five years ago (when it was already no spring chicken).  But a last entry in the Diary doesn't mean its stage life is over. We are now in the final batch of Henslowe's records of performances, and the end of this blog is thus nigh! I should warn you that the last entries are not a spectacular climax; they are puzzling and intermittent, with several hiatuses, and ultimately, they will fizzle out unceremoniously in mid-November. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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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19 July, 1597 - Hieronimo and a short hiatus

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

Henslowe writes: 19 | tt at Jeronemo ... | 01 | 00

In modern English: 19^th [July, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... £1 [i.e. 20 shillings]

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

Today's performance relatively good box office for the old play. However, it is all for naught. Tomorrow will begin a short pause in playing at the Rose, perhaps caused by the departure yesterday of actor Martin Slater. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 27th; 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)

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20 June, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: midsomer daye | 20 | tt at Joronemo ... | 00 | 14

In modern English: 20^th [June, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... 14 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

For some reason, Henslowe writes "Midsummer Day" next to today's entry, but this is a mistake; the holiday is on the 24th.

The company has again waited about three weeks to return this classic to the stage. The box office is nothing to write home about. 

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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25 May, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: 25 | tt at Joronymo ... | 00 | 19

In modern English: 25^th [May, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... 19 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company has waited three weeks to return this classic to the stage. The box office has improved somewhat, as has also been the case with some other plays this week; perhaps the weather is improving as summer comes in. 

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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4 May, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: 4 | tt at Jorenymo ... | 00 | 11

In modern English: 4^th [May, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... 11 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company has waited two weeks to return this classic to the stage after a much longer break beforehand, but these unpredictable revivals are making no difference to the slow but inexorable decline of the 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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21 April, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: 21 | tt at Jeronymo ... | 00 | 17

In modern English: 21^st [April, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... 17 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company has waited six weeks to return this classic to the stage, but the box office is now in decline. 

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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8 March, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: 8 | tt at JoRonymo ... | 01 | 01

In modern English: 8^th [March, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... £1 and 1 shilling [i.e. 21 shillings] 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the Admiral's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The box office for this play is going up and down quite a bit, but hovering around the twenty shilling mark, which indicates a playhouse less than half full. 

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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9 February, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: 9 | tt at Joronymo ... | 00 | 17

In modern English: 9^th [February, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... 17 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

It's Ash Wednesday, a public holiday and the traditional beginning of the forty days of Lent. On this day, the Admiral's Men have revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

For the past two years, Ash Wednesday performances have attracted very large crowds to the Rose. But not this year; The Spanish Tragedy is doing worse than it did last week. This is a very flat holiday season for the Admiral's Men. 

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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31 January, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: 31 | tt at Joronymo ... | 01 | 04

In modern English: 31^st [January, 1597] ... total at Hieronimo ... £1 and 4 shillings [i.e. 24 shillings]

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the Lord Admiral's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company continues to perform The Spanish Tragedy approximately once a week. Today's box office is a little better than last time, and this old play continues to do better than most of the newer ones.

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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22 January, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 22 of Janewarye 1597 ... R at Joronymo ... xix^s

In modern English: 22^nd January, 1597 ... Received at Hieronimo ... 19 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company seems to be settling into a groove of performing The Spanish Tragedy once a week. Today's crowd is not very large, but this old play is still doing a lot better than the newer members of the repertory this week.

What's next?

There will be no blog entry tomorrow because 23 January was a Sunday in 1597 and the players did not perform. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on the 24th, when everything will suddenly look weird and different - watch this space to find out why!

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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17 January, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 17 of Janewary 1597 ... R at Joronymo ... xx^s

In modern English: 17^th January, 1597 ... Received at Hieronimo ... 20 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company has returned to The Spanish Tragedy after a week. But the large crowds that came to see it on its first two outings this season have dwindled; the excitement of the return of a classic seems to have faded. 

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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11 January, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 11 of Janewary 1597 ... R at Joranymo ... xxxx^s

In modern English: 11^th January, 1597 ... Received at Hieronimo ... 40 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved old play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

Having returned the hoary Spanish Tragedy to the repertory a few days ago, the Admiral's Men must be relieved to see that it can still draw a large crowd despite its age. 

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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7 January, 1597 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: y^e 7 of Jenewary 1597 ... R at Joronymo ... iij^ll

In modern English: 7^th January, 1597 ... Received at Hieronimo ... £3 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

What a surprise! Today, a long-forgotten play has returned to the Rose. We last saw The Spanish Tragedy (or Hieronimo, as Henslowe calls it) four years ago in 1593. Back then, it was being performed by Lord Strange's Men, but there is continuity, as Edward Alleyn was the leading actor of both companies, and would have taken the leading role of Hieronimo, the grieving father who becomes an insane revenger. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company's return of The Spanish Tragedy to the Rose follows a pattern that we have seen earlier. Tamburlaine and Doctor Faustus are other examples of older plays that Edward Alleyn had starred in when acting with other companies, and have somehow now returned to the company currently occupying the Rose. 

The Spanish Tragedy had once been one of the most popular days of its age. It was already an old play when we first encountered it in Henslowe's Diary, and like most plays in the repertory, it gradually declined it popularity. The Admiral's Men may be calculating that after four years, the audience will be ready to love it again. And they appear to be correct, as the revival has brought a huge crowd to the Rose, almost filling it. Once again, Londoners can hear Alleyn uttering the famous lines, "Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears!"

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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22 January, 1593 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 22 of Jenewary 1593 ... xx^s


In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 22^nd January, 1593 ... 20 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March.

The fate of Hieronimo this season is very similar to that of Muly Molocco's - after drawing huge crowds upon its first performance after the company's return to the Rose, the play has rapidly plummeted in popularity, playing to a theatre less than half full. It is hard not to conclude that the company's repertory has become stale and needs some fresh blood rather than relying on the stalwarts.

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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8 January, 1593 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 8 of Jenewarye 1593 ... xxij^s

In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 8^th January, 1593 ... 22 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, the company hastily revived one of the biggest successes of last week. Hieronimo is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy, a famous and much-loved play about the revenge of a grieving father for his son's death. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March, 1592.

The company would, however, have been disappointed by the response of Londoners to this performance, as the audience was much smaller than last week's. Clearly one performance of Hieronimo was enough to satisfy most theatre fans. And perhaps Londoners were focusing more on their daily lives after the excesses of the Christmas season.

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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30 December, 1592 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Joronymo the 30 of Decembȝ 1592 ... iij^ll viij^s

In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 30^th December, 1592 ... £3 and 8 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today was the company's second day back in the Rose playhouse, and their audience was still thrilled to have them back. They chose today to revive Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy. This play was already one of the classics of the Elizabethan stage and was famed for its quotable lines and for Edward Alleyn's memorable performances as the grief stricken father seeking revenge for the death of his son. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March. 

In its previous season, the company had often achieved impressive box office with The Spanish Tragedy, although their frequent performances of it gradually eroded its popularity through over-familiarity. Now, though, with London starved of the play for 6 months, it was back to its former glory. Alleyn must have enjoyed once again performing "Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains filled with tears" to a packed theatre. I can't help thinking it must have been a bit like a Monkees revival tour.

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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17 June, 1592 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 18 of June 1592 ... xxiiij^s 

In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 17^th June, 1592 ... 24 shillings 

Henslowe appears to have muddled the date again today; I'm going to assume he mistakenly wrote '18' for '17' (since the company would otherwise be skipping Saturday and performing on a Sunday, which would be odd).

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Anyway, today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March. 

The company had last performed this play just over a week ago. Its box office continues to be weak, but the company still seems to find it worth their while to perform it very frequently.

• Tuesday, 14th March - 71 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
• Monday, 20th March - 38 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 31st March - 60 shillings (Easter Week; performed the day after the Comedy)
• Friday, 7th April - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 14th April - 33 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 24th April - 28 shillings (performed one working day after the Comedy, but with Sunday interrupting)
• Tuesday, 2nd May - 34 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 11th May - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 15th May - 64 shillings (Whitsuntide; performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 25th May - 27 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
• Wednesday, 31st May - 23 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 9th June - 28 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Saturday, 17th June - 24 shillings (performed as an individual play)

What's next?

There will be no entry tomorrow because 18th June was a Sunday in 1592. Henslowe's Diary ... as a Blog! will thus return on 19th June for a week in which this season at the Rose will end abruptly and unexpectedly.

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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9th June, 1592 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 9 of June 1592 ... xxviij^s 

In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 9^th June, 1592 ... 28 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March. 

The company had last performed this play a week and a half ago. Today's performance received box office that was a bit lower than the Rose average. The Spanish Tragedy continues to underperform despite its illustrious history.

• Tuesday, 14th March - 71 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
• Monday, 20th March - 38 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 31st March - 60 shillings (Easter Week; performed the day after the Comedy)
• Friday, 7th April - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 14th April - 33 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 24th April - 28 shillings (performed one working day after the Comedy, but with Sunday interrupting)
• Tuesday, 2nd May - 34 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 11th May - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 15th May - 64 shillings (Whitsuntide; performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 25th May - 27 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
• Wednesday, 31st May - 23 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 9th June - 28 shillings (performed as an individual play)

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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31 May, 1592 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 19 27 maye 1592 ... xxiij^s 

In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 31^st May, 1592 ... 23 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived Hieronimo, which is almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March. 

Today's performance returned the lowest box office that this play had ever received. The once all-conquering Spanish Tragedy is sinking from the doldrums of the average into the abyss of the ho-hum.

• Tuesday, 14th March - 71 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
• Monday, 20th March - 38 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 31st March - 60 shillings (Easter Week; performed the day after the Comedy)
• Friday, 7th April - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 14th April - 33 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 24th April - 28 shillings (performed one working day after the Comedy, but with Sunday interrupting)
• Tuesday, 2nd May - 34 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 11th May - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 15th May - 64 shillings (Whitsuntide; performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 25th May - 27 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
• Wednesday, 31st May - 23 shillings (performed as an individual play)

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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25 May, 1592 - Hieronimo

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

Henslowe writes: R at Jeronymo the 13 22 maye 1592 ... xxvij^s 

In modern English: Received at Hieronimo, 25^th May, 1592 ... 27 shillings 

Woodcut from the 1615 edition of The Spanish Tragedy.

Today, Lord Strange's Men revived their old standard Hieronimo, almost certainly an alternate title for Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy. You can read more about this play in the entry for 14th March.

After its very popular staging during the Whitsuntide holiday, today's performance was much weaker. In previous entries, I have wondered whether The Spanish Tragedy tended to receive higher box office when it was performed the day after its companion piece, The Spanish Comedy. The data had seemed to be suggesting that it did. However, today's poor performance, despite coming a day after the Comedy, would seem to suggest that there was no real connection. Oh well, it was worth asking the question...

• Tuesday, 14th March - 71 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)
• Monday, 20th March - 38 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 31st March - 60 shillings (Easter Week; performed the day after the Comedy)
• Friday, 7th April - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Friday, 14th April - 33 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 24th April - 28 shillings (performed one working day after the Comedy, but with Sunday interrupting)
• Tuesday, 2nd May - 34 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 11th May - 26 shillings (performed as an individual play)
• Monday, 15th May - 64 shillings (Whitsuntide; performed as an individual play)
• Thursday, 25th May - 27 shillings (performed the day after the Comedy)

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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