Theatronomics

The Cheats of Scapin (1676)

Mainpiece

Comedy

Spoken Drama

Adapted from Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin (1671).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
15 Jan 1776	Covent Garden	Douglas, The Cheats of Scapin, Mirth and Jollity	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
13 Nov 1786	Covent Garden	All In The Wrong, The Cheats of Scapin	No	No	No	£243 5s 6d	48%	N/A
16 Nov 1786	Covent Garden	All In The Wrong, The Cheats of Scapin, Dotage or The Natural Mistake	No	Yes	No	£271 9s 6d	64%	N/A
01 Dec 1786	Covent Garden	Fontainbleau Or Our Way In France, The Cheats of Scapin, Dotage, or The Natural Mistake	No	No	No	£182 9s	66%	N/A
08 Dec 1786	Covent Garden	The Duenna, The Cheats of Scapin	No	No	No	£179 11s 6d	N/A	N/A
16 Dec 1786	Covent Garden	Love In A Village, The Cheats of Scapin, Dotage, or The Natural Mistake	No	No	No	£195 17s 6d	N/A	N/A
08 Jun 1787	Covent Garden	The Midnight Hour, The Poor Soldier, The Cheats of Scapin	No	No	No	£104 9s	76%	N/A
05 Jan 1788	Covent Garden	The Duenna, The Cheats of Scapin, Mirth by Moonshine	No	No	No	£244 19s 6d	54%	N/A
06 Nov 1788	Covent Garden	The Highland Reel, The Cheats of Scapin	No	No	No	£263 11s 6d	57%	N/A
18 May 1789	Covent Garden	The Beggar's Opera, The Death of Captain Cook, The Cheats of Scapin	No	No	No	£180 18s	57%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

Douglas, The Cheats of Scapin, Mirth and Jollity