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 %
15 May 1739 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Virgin Unmasked, Come Let Us Prepare, Ethiopian Dance, Hungarian Dance, On on My Dear Brethren, Thus Mighty Eastern Kings, Ye Brethren of the Ancient Craft No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Dragon of Wantley, Ballet, Comic Ballet, Grecian Sailors Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Oct 1739 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Robin Goodfellow, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1739 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Ballet, Kilkenny, Scots Dance No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Dec 1739 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Harlots Progress, Le Provencale, Pierots Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Feb 1740 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Fortune Tellers, La Matelote, Voyage to the Land of Cytherea, French Peasants No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
14 May 1740 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Tanner of York, Ballet, Comic Dance, Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 May 1740 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Serious Dance, Grecian Sailors, Je ne scay quoy, Kilkenny, Swiss Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Sep 1740 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Mock Doctor, The Swiss, Comic Ballet, Scots Dance No Yes No £78 11s 100% N/A
08 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, Muzette, Comic Dance No No Yes £169 13s N/A N/A
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