Aesop (1697)

Author
Sir John Vanbrugh
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
£1,016 13s £0 (0%) £1,016 13s (100%)
1732 - 1809
£1,016 13s - (100%) £0 (0%) £1,016 13s (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
32 11 21
1732 - 1809
32 11 21
Notes
Based on Edme Boursault's Les fables d'Ésope (1691).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
13 Feb 1759 Drury Lane Aesop, Fortunatus No No No £126 12s 71% N/A
21 Feb 1759 Drury Lane Aesop, The Guardian, The Swiss Yes No No £168 12s 70% N/A
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