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 %
21 Feb 1763 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1763 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Witches, The Dutch Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Dec 1763 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Mayor of Garratt, The Italian Gardiners No No Yes £64 4s N/A N/A
09 Feb 1764 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Fairy Tale No No No £146 15s 6d N/A N/A
30 Nov 1764 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1774 Covent Garden The Spanish Friar Or The Double Discovery, The Apprentice, The Frolick No No Yes £253 7s 41% N/A
22 Dec 1778 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Camp No No No £170 18s 6d N/A N/A
26 Dec 1778 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Camp No No No £186 8s N/A N/A
30 Dec 1778 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Camp No No No £157 11s 6d N/A N/A
04 Jan 1779 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, Selima and Azor No No No £148 13s N/A N/A
15 Jan 1779 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £254 13s N/A N/A
27 Jan 1779 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £132 17s N/A N/A
06 Mar 1779 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £161 N/A N/A
05 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Contract or The Female Captain No No Yes £202 4s 6d N/A N/A
11 May 1779 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, The Elopement, Hornpipe, Tally Ho! No No Yes £267 9s 6d N/A N/A
12 Dec 1780 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, Thomas and Sally, Dance of Sailors No No No £210 13s 53% N/A
18 Dec 1780 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Norwood Gypsies, The Frolick, Hornpipe No No No £199 8s 64% N/A
21 Dec 1780 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, St. Patrick's Day No No No £111 13s 54% N/A
30 Apr 1781 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, A Fete, The Son in Law No No Yes £200 14s 66% N/A
18 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The Spanish Friar, The Agreeable Surprise No No No £175 9s 50% N/A
15 Oct 1783 Covent Garden Spanish Friar, The Rival Knights, Tom Thumb No No No £198 12s 100% N/A
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