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 %
15 Apr 1758 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Queen Mab, The Prussian Camp No No No £100 58% N/A
19 Apr 1758 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Upholsterer, The Market No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
08 May 1758 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Britannia, Hornpipe, The Prussian Camp No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
17 Nov 1759 Drury Lane Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias, High Life Below Stairs No No No £100 49% N/A
20 Feb 1762 Drury Lane Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias, The Genii No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1769 Drury Lane Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Nov 1769 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Nov 1769 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Nov 1769 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Dec 1769 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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