Theatronomics

The Country House (1697)

Mainpiece

Comedy

Spoken Drama

Based a one-act play by Florent Carton de Dancourt.

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
16 May 1740	Covent Garden	Love Makes A Man, The Country House, The Parting Lovers, Swiss Dance, Grand Ballet	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A
07 May 1742	Covent Garden	2 Henry IV, The Country House, Comic Dance, Chacone, Pantaloon and Enamorata	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A
15 May 1742	Covent Garden	Aesop, The Country House, Scots Dance, Rural Assembly, La Provencale, Les Savoyardes	Yes	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
07 Dec 1742	Covent Garden	The Pilgrim, The Country House, Tambourine, Characters of Dancing, La Villageoise, The Happy Lovers	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
03 Dec 1746	Covent Garden	The Provok'd Husband, The Country House	No	No	No	£58 14s	26%	N/A
03 Apr 1758	Covent Garden	A Bold Stroke For A Wife, The Country House, Sicilian Peasants, Hippisley's Drunken Man, Fingalian Dance, The Cries of London	No	No	Yes	£324 9s 6d	N/A	N/A
24 Mar 1760	Covent Garden	The Beggar's Opera, The Country House, Country Dance, Hornpipe, The Shepherdess	Yes	No	Yes	£375 1s	N/A	N/A
25 Apr 1760	Covent Garden	The Jovial Crew, The Country House, The Dutch Skipper, Minuet, The Lamp Lighters	Yes	No	Yes	£144 8s 6d	N/A	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

Love Makes A Man, The Country House, The Parting Lovers, Swiss Dance, Grand Ballet