From The Guardian:
A unique archive on the theatre of Shakespeare’s times, revealing everything from the price of a ferry ticket across the Thames to the cost of a tumbler’s breeches, becomes available free to the world today when the papers of the theatre owner and entrepreneur Philip Henslowe and his actor son-in-law Edward Alleyn go online.
Henslowe built one of the first theatres in London, the Rose, on the site of a bear-baiting ring and brothel. Shakespeare almost certainly worked as an actor there and some of his plays, including Titus Andronicus, were first performed there.
Shakespeare earned fortunes
This is so cool! Thanks so much for blogging on this. What a great resource. Just started playing around with it for 10 minutes and already can see what a terrific resource this is – for free!
Super cool! Thanks so much for this info!!!
You’re welcome!