The Guardian (1759)

Author
David Garrick
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£9,598 7s £3,911 10s 6d (40.8%) £5,686 16s 6d (59.2%)
1732 - 1809
£9,598 7s - (100%) £3,911 10s 6d (40.8%) £5,686 16s 6d (59.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
68 23 45
1732 - 1809
68 23 45
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
23 Feb 1759 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Guardian Yes No No £168 19s 65% N/A
27 Feb 1759 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Guardian No No No £191 9s 6d 66% N/A
10 Mar 1759 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Guardian No No No £151 10s 39% N/A
18 Apr 1759 Drury Lane Comus, The Guardian No No Yes £260 N/A N/A
24 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Guardian, Johnny and Kate No No Yes £150 N/A N/A
26 Apr 1759 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Guardian, The Swiss Yes No Yes £180 N/A N/A
31 May 1759 Drury Lane Zara, The Guardian No No No £150 100% N/A
30 Nov 1759 Drury Lane Tancred And Sigismunda, The Guardian, The Shepherds Holiday No No No £160 44% N/A
09 Apr 1760 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Guardian, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1760 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Guardian No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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