The Way of the World (1700)

Author
William Congreve
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
£19,792 5s 6d £5,319 4s 6d (26.9%) £14,473 1s (73.1%)
1732 - 1809
£19,792 5s 6d - (100%) £5,319 4s 6d (26.9%) £14,473 1s (73.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
214 101 113
1732 - 1809
214 101 113
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 May 1778 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Harlequin's Invasion, Minuet de la Cour No No Yes £198 9s 6d 100% N/A
19 Oct 1778 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Camp No No No £251 7s 6d N/A N/A
03 Nov 1778 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Camp No No No £201 17s 6d N/A N/A
27 Mar 1779 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Britons Strike Home No No Yes £272 4s 6d N/A N/A
01 May 1779 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Comus, Tally Ho!, Sweet Echo No No Yes £214 13s N/A N/A
19 Oct 1779 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Quaker No No No £189 5s 6d 100% N/A
04 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Critic No No No £210 5s 6d 69% N/A
17 Dec 1779 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Camp, The Sportsman Deceived No Yes No £258 15s 6d 70% N/A
06 Mar 1780 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Critic, The Sportsman Deceived No No Yes £156 10s 6d N/A N/A
16 Mar 1780 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Critic No No Yes £222 19s 6d 36% N/A
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