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 %
23 Nov 1741 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Necromancer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Nov 1741 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Necromancer, La Provencale, The Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Mar 1742 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Mar 1742 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Tom Thumb, Was Ever Nymph Like Rosamond, Le Boufon, Bumper Squire Jones, Italian Peasants Yes No Yes £123 N/A N/A
19 Oct 1742 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Je ne scais quoy, La Villageoise No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Nov 1742 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Grand Ballet, Dutch Skipper, Tambourine, The Character of Dancing No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Jan 1744 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Old Man Taught Wisdom No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1744 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Jovial Crew, Britons Strike Home No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1745 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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