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 %
10 Mar 1743 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, Italian Gardeners, New Serious Dance, New Sicilian Peasant Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Apr 1743 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, Scotch Dance, Characters of Dancing, L'Aimable Vainqueur, Minuet, Tambourine, Un Pas de Deux No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 Oct 1743 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, The Devil to Pay, Serious Ballet, New Scotch Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Oct 1743 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1743 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Royal Chace or Merlins Cave No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Jan 1744 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Devil to Pay No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Apr 1744 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar, The Rape of Proserpine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
13 Oct 1744 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery, The Anatomist, Grand Sailors Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Nov 1744 Covent Garden The Spanish Fryar Or The Double Discovery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1745 Drury Lane The Spanish Fryar, Rosamond No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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