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 %
11 Dec 1771 Drury Lane Timon Of Athens, The Guardian No No No £136 18s 38% N/A
08 Jan 1772 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Guardian No No No £287 12s 54% N/A
26 Jan 1774 Drury Lane A Christmas Tale, The Guardian No No No £214 4s 55% N/A
27 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Guardian No No No £168 2s 6d 48% N/A
22 Nov 1774 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Guardian No No No £159 12s N/A N/A
13 Jan 1775 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Guardian No No No £220 6s 6d N/A N/A
25 Mar 1775 Drury Lane The Heroine Of The Cave, The Guardian, The Grand Provencalle Dance No No Yes £219 4s 6d N/A N/A
16 Dec 1775 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Guardian, La Soiree Alamode No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1775 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Guardian, Rural Merriment No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Jan 1776 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Guardian, Mirth and Jollity No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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