The Cheats of Scapin (1676)

Author
Thomas Otway
Author
Molière
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£7,563 10s 6d £4,426 15s (58.5%) £3,136 15s 6d (41.5%)
1732 - 1809
£7,563 10s 6d - (100%) £4,426 15s (58.5%) £3,136 15s 6d (41.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
124 105 19
1732 - 1809
124 105 19
Notes
Adapted from Molière's Les Fourberies de Scapin (1671).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
26 Feb 1793 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Cheats of Scapin No No No £160 15s 35% N/A
23 Apr 1793 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Cheats of Scapin No No No £129 7s 30% N/A
30 Apr 1793 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Cheats of Scapin No No No £81 19s 23% N/A
07 Jun 1793 Drury Lane The Beaux Stratagem, The Cheats of Scapin, Le Pas Russe, New Comic Dance No No Yes £40 18s N/A N/A
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