The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian (1758)

Author
John Fletcher (1647)
Author
Philip Massinger (1647)
Author
Thomas Betterton
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Drama/entertainment
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£2,924 5s 6d £2,924 5s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£2,924 5s 6d - (100%) £2,924 5s 6d (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
23 23 0
1732 - 1809
23 23 0
Notes
Based on the earlier tragicomedy by Massinger and Fletcher (published 1647).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
02 Mar 1758 Covent Garden The Prophetess No No No £107 19s N/A N/A
06 Mar 1758 Covent Garden The Prophetess No No No £103 18s 37% N/A
31 Mar 1758 Covent Garden The Prophetess No No No £52 3s N/A N/A
26 Apr 1758 Covent Garden The Prophetess No No No £44 7s 6d N/A N/A
23 Nov 1758 Covent Garden The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian, The Sultan, a Masque No No No £95 8s 35% N/A
24 Nov 1758 Covent Garden The Prophetess, The Sultan No No No £58 9s 6d 34% N/A
03 Jan 1759 Covent Garden The Prophetess, The Sultan No No No £79 19s 29% N/A
18 Jan 1759 Covent Garden The Prophetess, The Sultan No No No £62 12s 6d 25% N/A
18 Apr 1759 Covent Garden The Prophetess, The Sultan, The Lying Valet No No Yes £159 9s N/A N/A
30 Nov 1759 Covent Garden The Prophetess Or The History Of Dioclesian, The Sultan, The Judgment of Paris, Concerto on hautboy No No Yes £258 17s 6d 56% N/A
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