The Spanish Friar; or, The Double Discovery (1681)

Author
John Dryden
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragicomedy
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
£7,361 3s £4,535 16s 6d (61.6%) £2,825 6s 6d (38.4%)
1732 - 1809
£7,361 3s - (100%) £4,535 16s 6d (61.6%) £2,825 6s 6d (38.4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
121 73 48
1732 - 1809
121 73 48
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
08 Dec 1738 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Harlots Progress, Grand Ballet No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Dec 1738 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, Margery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jan 1739 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Devil to Pay, Moors' Dance No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, Scots Dance, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1739 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, The Noontide Air No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 May 1739 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Stage Coach, Hornpipe, Ballet, Je ne scai quoy, Pierots No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 Oct 1739 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, The Devil to Pay, Pierots, Turkish Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1739 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, Harlequin Grand Volgi, La Provencale, Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1740 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, Harlequin Shipwreckd, La Matelote, Le Tambourine Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 May 1740 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Tragedy of Tragedies, Pierots, Drunken Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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