The Mourning Bride (1697)

Author
William Congreve
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
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
£22,855 10s 6d £7,882 6s (34.5%) £14,973 4s 6d (65.5%)
1732 - 1809
£22,855 10s 6d - (100%) £7,882 6s (34.5%) £14,973 4s 6d (65.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
180 61 119
1732 - 1809
180 61 119
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
28 Sep 1771 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £197 9s 100% N/A
11 Apr 1772 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Lottery, Lincos Travels, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes £253 15s 6d 44% N/A
19 May 1772 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Elopement, Catches and Glees No No Yes £133 13s 46% N/A
24 Oct 1772 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £177 5s 60% N/A
16 Jan 1773 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Pigmy Revels No No No £195 14s 52% N/A
11 May 1773 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Minor, True Blue or The Press Gang No No Yes £171 19s N/A N/A
13 Nov 1773 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Deserter No No Yes £185 2s 6d N/A N/A
29 Nov 1773 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, The Genii No No No £178 9s 57% N/A
01 May 1775 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, Comus, The Grand Provencalle Dance No No Yes £197 11s 6d N/A N/A
21 Nov 1775 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, May Day, The Merry Peasants No No No £159 10s 6d N/A N/A
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