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 Apr 1785 Drury Lane The Manager In Distress, The Way of the World, The Taylors No No Yes £247 13s 6d N/A N/A
25 May 1786 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Deserter, The Lucky Return, Hunting Duett No No Yes £251 15s 42% N/A
23 May 1787 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Humourist, Highland Reel No No Yes £302 1s 37% N/A
14 May 1788 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Stone Eater, Duke and No Duke No No Yes £271 11s 34% N/A
12 Nov 1788 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Humourist No No No £81 17s 6d 30% N/A
07 May 1789 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Critic, The Drunken Swiss No No Yes £210 13s 30% N/A
15 Sep 1789 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, The Padlock No No No £112 16s 6d 100% N/A
13 Jan 1790 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Harlequin's Chaplet No Yes No £409 13s 6d 68% N/A
20 Jan 1790 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Harlequin's Chaplet No No No £242 64% N/A
28 Oct 1797 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, A Divertisement, Englands Glory, Ballet No No No £252 14s 6d 45% N/A
07 Nov 1797 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Ghost, Les Delassemens Militaires, Cupid and Psyche No No No £322 9s 56% N/A
31 Jan 1798 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, Three Weeks after Marriage No Yes No £329 19s 6d 49% N/A
22 Nov 1800 Drury Lane The Way of the World, Blue Beard No No No £217 10s 6d 44% N/A
02 Dec 1800 Drury Lane The Way of the World, Blue Beard No No No £186 14s 6d 45% N/A
Download Export