The Plain Dealer (1676)

Author
William Wycherley
Author
Isaac Bickerstaffe (1765)
Author
John Philip Kemble (1796)
Author
Molière
Work Type
Mainpiece
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
£4,822 13s £1,505 2s 6d (31.2%) £3,317 10s 6d (68.8%)
1732 - 1809
£4,822 13s - (100%) £1,505 2s 6d (31.2%) £3,317 10s 6d (68.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
84 20 64
1732 - 1809
84 20 64
Notes
Based on Molière's Le Misanthrope (1666).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
15 Oct 1766 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, Daphne and Amintor, The Italian Bakers Yes No No £106 13s 6d 40% N/A
05 Dec 1766 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Cunning Man Yes No No £104 4s 6d 37% N/A
17 Dec 1766 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Old Maid, The Vintage No No Yes £94 11s N/A N/A
05 Feb 1767 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Lying Valet, The Vintage No Yes No £244 2s 56% N/A
21 Apr 1767 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Young Couple, Hearts of Oak, The Cries of London, The Tombs of Westminster No No Yes £180 2s 38% N/A
25 May 1767 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Register Office, Double Hornpipe No No Yes £20 8s N/A N/A
28 Nov 1767 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Dec 1767 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, The Elopement No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1768 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, the Elopement No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 May 1768 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, Miss in Her Teens No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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