Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias (1690)

Author
John Dryden
Composer
Henry Purcell
Author
John Hawkesworth (1756)
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
£4,265 15s 6d £950 5s (22.3%) £3,315 10s 6d (77.7%)
1732 - 1809
£4,265 15s 6d - (100%) £950 5s (22.3%) £3,315 10s 6d (77.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
58 6 52
1732 - 1809
58 6 52
Notes
Based on Molière's Amphitryon (1668).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
17 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Lethe No No No £170 N/A N/A
21 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Lethe No No No £180 N/A N/A
22 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Lilliput No No No £140 N/A N/A
23 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Lethe No No No £180 N/A N/A
05 Jan 1757 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Mercury Harlequin No No No £160 N/A N/A
15 Jan 1757 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Mercury Harlequin No No No £150 N/A N/A
14 Feb 1757 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Mercury Harlequin No No No £190 N/A N/A
15 Mar 1757 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Author No No No £150 N/A N/A
22 Apr 1757 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Mercury Harlequin No No Yes £120 N/A N/A
24 Jan 1758 Drury Lane Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias, Queen Mab No No No £110 48% N/A
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