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 %
22 Oct 1751 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Oct 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World No Yes No £200 N/A N/A
19 Nov 1751 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Lottery No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Shepherds Lottery, Comic Dance No No No £100 N/A N/A
20 Dec 1751 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Shepherds Lottery, Les Caprices de la Dance, Comic Dance No No Yes £70 N/A N/A
20 Jan 1752 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Harlequin Ranger, Les Caprices de la Dance, Comic Dance No No No £100 N/A N/A
05 Feb 1752 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Queen Mab, Comic Dance Yes No No £120 N/A N/A
29 Feb 1752 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Apr 1752 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1752 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Don Quixote, Hornpipe, Elogium to Shakespeare, Comic Dance No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
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