Much Ado About Nothing (1623)

Author
William Shakespeare
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
£29,806 18s £6,668 4s (22.4%) £23,138 14s (77.6%)
1732 - 1809
£29,806 18s - (100%) £6,668 4s (22.4%) £23,138 14s (77.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
190 47 143
1732 - 1809
190 47 143
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
30 Apr 1754 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Grumbler, Masquerade Dance No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
22 Nov 1754 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Chaplet Yes No Yes £200 N/A N/A
11 Dec 1754 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Genii Yes No No £180 N/A N/A
09 Jan 1755 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Proteus No Yes No £200 N/A N/A
24 Jan 1755 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Proteus No No No £170 N/A N/A
12 Apr 1755 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Proteus No No Yes £100 N/A N/A
01 Nov 1755 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Tragedy of Tragedies, The Lilliputian Sailors No No No £180 N/A N/A
15 Nov 1755 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Chinese Festival Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Jan 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Apprentice No No No £220 N/A N/A
23 Feb 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Catherine and Petruchio No No No £130 N/A N/A
10 Apr 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Mock Orators, New Comic Dance No No Yes £220 N/A N/A
28 May 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Lethe Yes No No £180 100% N/A
19 Oct 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Chaplet No No No £100 N/A N/A
29 Nov 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Damon and Philida Yes No No £200 N/A N/A
30 Nov 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Genii No No No £170 N/A N/A
04 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Lilliput No No No £200 N/A N/A
18 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes £266 N/A N/A
19 Mar 1757 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Mercury Harlequin Yes No No £190 N/A N/A
23 Apr 1757 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Mercury Harlequin Yes No No £160 N/A N/A
08 Nov 1757 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Harlequin Ranger No No No £170 75% N/A
21 Dec 1757 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Author No No Yes £280 N/A N/A
05 Apr 1758 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Devil to Pay No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
23 Sep 1758 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Devil to Pay No No No £174 6d 100% N/A
23 Dec 1758 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Queen Mab, The Prussian Camp No No No £133 10s 49% N/A
26 Feb 1759 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Crononhotonthologos No Yes No £197 12s 6d 54% N/A
27 Mar 1759 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Male Coquette No No Yes £180 N/A N/A
23 Oct 1759 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Fortunatus No No No £170 58% N/A
15 Dec 1759 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Love a la Mode No No No £180 58% N/A
23 May 1760 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Love a la Mode No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Sep 1760 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, High Life Below Stairs No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Dec 1760 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Enchanter No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Feb 1761 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Edgar and Emmeline No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Oct 1761 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Harlequin Ranger No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Jan 1762 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Genii No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Apr 1762 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Musical Lady No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1763 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Beggar's Wedding No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1763 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Polly Honeycomb No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Jan 1764 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Interlude Hymen, The Rites of Hecate No No No £130 9s N/A N/A
07 Feb 1764 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Rites of Hecate No No No £97 2s N/A N/A
14 Nov 1765 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Daphne and Amintor No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Nov 1765 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Feb 1766 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, A Fairy Tale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1766 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Lying Valet, Masquerade Dance, Country Dance No No No £234 12s 6d 61% N/A
28 Oct 1767 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Oct 1768 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Harlequin's Invasion No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Nov 1769 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Padlock No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Nov 1770 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Ladies' Frolick No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 May 1771 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Padlock, Country Dance, Allemande Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1771 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Anatomist or the Sham Doctor No No No £244 8s 69% N/A
28 Feb 1772 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Padlock No No No £258 13s 6d 58% N/A
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