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 %
20 Dec 1755 Covent Garden The Earl Of Essex, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1756 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Cheats of Scapin Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Feb 1756 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1756 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Cheats of Scapin, Hornpipe, Allemandes, Les Paisans (Pas de Trois), Les Paisans Iriquois, Les Savetiers, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1756 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Cheats of Scapin Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Nov 1756 Covent Garden Othello, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Dec 1756 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Cheats of Scapin Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Feb 1757 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Mar 1757 Covent Garden Othello, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Sep 1757 Covent Garden The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The Cheats of Scapin No No No £81 10s 6d 100% N/A
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