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 %
20 Nov 1750 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Lethe, Country Amusements, Comic Dance, Pigmalion No No No £100 N/A N/A
22 Nov 1750 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Mock Doctor, Country Amusements, Comic Dance, Pigmalion No No No £50 N/A N/A
01 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Virgin Unmasked, Pigmalion, The Bird Catchers, Comic Dance Yes No No £120 N/A N/A
21 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Anatomist, Country Amusements, Pigmalion Yes No Yes £85 N/A N/A
02 Jan 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Queen Mab, Hornpipe No No No £160 N/A N/A
10 Jan 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Queen Mab, Hornpipe Yes No No £160 N/A N/A
01 Feb 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Queen Mab Yes No Yes £140 N/A N/A
27 Apr 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Anatomist No No Yes £90 N/A N/A
09 May 1751 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Miss in Her Teens No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 Sep 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Anatomist, Comic Dance Yes No No £80 100% N/A
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