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 %
11 Dec 1738 Covent Garden Love's Last Shift, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1739 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Mar 1739 Covent Garden The Royal Convert, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, French Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Apr 1739 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance, Scots Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Feb 1740 Covent Garden The Cheats Of Scapin, Orpheus and Eurydice No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1740 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Cheats of Scapin, Grand Ballet, Comic Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Sep 1740 Covent Garden The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The Cheats of Scapin, Miller and Wife No No No £57 15s 100% N/A
03 Oct 1740 Covent Garden The Royal Merchant Or The Beggars Bush, The Cheats of Scapin, The Swiss Peasants, Comic Ballet No No No £52 14s 6d 100% N/A
03 Nov 1740 Covent Garden The Rehearsal, The Cheats of Scapin, The Swiss, Comic Ballet, Italian Peasants No No No £75 9s 6d N/A N/A
07 May 1741 Covent Garden The Mistake, The Cheats of Scapin, Comic Dance No No Yes £100 N/A N/A
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