The Provokd Wife (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
£16,091 13s 6d £2,477 18s (15.4%) £13,613 15s 6d (84.6%)
1732 - 1809
£16,091 13s 6d - (100%) £2,477 18s (15.4%) £13,613 15s 6d (84.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
240 94 146
1732 - 1809
240 94 146
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
08 Jan 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, Harlequin Shipwrecked, Concerto, Dutch Dance, The Italian Peasants No No No £60 N/A N/A
13 Jan 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, Bright Author Of My Present Flame, Le Boufon, Les Jardiniers Suedois No Yes No £100 N/A N/A
24 Feb 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, Les Jardiniers Suedois, Les Egyptiens, New Grand Ballet No Yes Yes £160 N/A N/A
13 Mar 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, Bright Author Of My Present Flame, Les Egyptiens, The Peasants Yes No No £120 N/A N/A
29 Apr 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Chacone, Running Footman's Dance No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
24 May 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, The King and Miller of Mansfield, Running Footman, Dutch Dance, Hornpipe, Le Boufon No No Yes £120 N/A N/A
03 Nov 1742 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Grand Ballet, Dutch Skipper, Tambourine, The Character of Dancing No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Nov 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, Miss Lucy in Town, La Mascarada, Concerto, Turkish Seraglio No No No £53 6s N/A N/A
01 Dec 1742 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, Miss Lucy in Town, Grand Comic Dance, Les Moisoneurs de la Styrie Yes No No £38 8s 6d N/A N/A
08 Dec 1742 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, Dutch Skipper, Characters of Dancing, Grand Ballet, La Villageoise No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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