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 Nov 1751 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Necromancer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Jan 1752 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Mar 1752 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1752 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Harlequin Dr Faustus, Il Pastore, Il Morlaco No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Nov 1754 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Harlequin Skeleton No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Dec 1754 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1755 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Contrivances, Chinese Dance, Comic Entertainment No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1755 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Cheats of Scapin, Italian Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Nov 1755 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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