The Double Dealer (1693)

Author
William Congreve
Composer
Henry Purcell
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
£4,061 1s 6d £1,478 5s 6d (36.4%) £2,582 16s (63.6%)
1732 - 1809
£4,061 1s 6d - (100%) £1,478 5s 6d (36.4%) £2,582 16s (63.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
113 60 53
1732 - 1809
113 60 53
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
21 Dec 1787 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The First Floor No No No £79 30% N/A
30 May 1788 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Double Disguise, The Irish Fair No No Yes £148 1s 6d 47% N/A
27 Feb 1802 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Shipwreck No No No £201 12s 6d 33% N/A
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