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 %
10 Jan 1738 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Burgomaster Trick'd No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Feb 1738 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Harlequin Grand Volgi, Grand Polish Dance, Ballet, Drunken Peasant Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1738 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Harlequin Restord or Taste a la Mode, Flanderkins, Drunken Peasant, New Hornpipe, Russian Sailor Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 Sep 1738 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Colombine Courtezan Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Oct 1738 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Colombine Courtezan No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1739 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Colombine Courtezan No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Coblers Opera No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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