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 %
19 May 1767 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, The Guardian, Double Hornpipe No No Yes £45 6s N/A N/A
20 Feb 1768 Drury Lane False Delicacy, The Guardian, The Wake No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1768 Drury Lane Zenobia, The Guardian No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Apr 1768 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Guardian No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 Apr 1769 Covent Garden The Jealous Wife, The Guardian, The Merry Sailors, Minuet No No Yes £181 16s 6d N/A N/A
28 Apr 1770 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Guardian, The Whim No No Yes £186 13s 6d N/A N/A
28 Sep 1770 Covent Garden The Maid Of The Mill, The Guardian, The Provenzales Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Feb 1771 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Guardian No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1771 Drury Lane Theodosius, The Guardian, The Amusements of Strasburgh Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1771 Covent Garden Love In A Village, The Guardian, Ball Dance, The Wapping Landlady, Allemandes, Cotillions, Double Hornpipe, Minuets No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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