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 %
14 May 1744 Covent Garden Duke And No Duke, The Cheats of Scapin No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Nov 1745 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Cheats of Scapin, The Peasant Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Alchemist, An Alteration of Scapin, Dutch Dance, Country Amusements, Le Matelot Basque No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
01 May 1753 Drury Lane Hamlet, Scapin, Scots Dance, Minuet No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
22 May 1753 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, Scapin, Country Amusements No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Sep 1753 Drury Lane King Richard III, Scapin No No No £120 100% N/A
29 Sep 1753 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Scapin No No No £170 100% N/A
06 Oct 1753 Drury Lane King Henry VIII, Scapin No No No £120 100% N/A
08 Jan 1755 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, The Cheats of Scapin No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1755 Covent Garden Oedipus King Of Thebes, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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