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 %
16 Dec 1741 Drury Lane The Spanish Friar, Harlequin Shipwrecked, Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond, Tambourine, The Italian Peasants No No No £60 N/A N/A
16 Jan 1742 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, Tambourine, La Provencale, Louvre No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1742 Drury Lane The Spanish Friar, Happy Pair, Le Boufon, Bright Author Of My Present Flame, Le Genereux Corsaire No Yes No £80 N/A N/A
15 Mar 1742 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Honest Yorkshireman, La Provencale, Of English Brown Beer, Chacone, Les Maquignons, The Peasants, When English Roast Beef Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1742 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, Old Man Taught Wisdom, The Happy Lovers, Harlequin Dance, La Villageoise No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Nov 1742 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Peasants, Chinese Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1742 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Characters of Dancing, Le Rendezvous Gallant, Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1743 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or Double Discovery, Neopolitan Punch, Concerto, Italian Gardeners No No No £26 3s N/A N/A
11 Feb 1743 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Feb 1743 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Royal Chace, Grand Ballet, Dutch Skipper No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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