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 %
22 Dec 1760 Drury Lane The Minor, The Guardian, The Cow Keepers Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Jan 1761 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, The Guardian No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1761 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Guardian No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1761 Drury Lane Barbarossa, The Guardian, The Coronation No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1763 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Guardian Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1764 Drury Lane The Roman Father, The Guardian, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £247 N/A N/A
19 Mar 1765 Drury Lane Othello, The Guardian, New Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1765 Drury Lane The Rehearsal, The Guardian, Tambourine Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Mar 1767 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Guardian, The Vintage No No Yes £261 3s 9d 40% N/A
24 Mar 1767 Drury Lane Medea, The Guardian, Comic Dance No No Yes £287 2s 6d 36% N/A
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