The Funeral; or, Grief á la Mode (1701)

Author
Richard Steele
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
£7,131 15s 6d £5,003 15s (70.2%) £2,128 6d (29.8%)
1732 - 1809
£7,131 15s 6d - (100%) £5,003 15s (70.2%) £2,128 6d (29.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
106 74 32
1732 - 1809
106 74 32
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
31 May 1736 Covent Garden The Funeral, Tambourine, Polonese No No Yes £171 12s 6d N/A N/A
29 Sep 1736 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode, Damon and Phillida, Clown, Scots Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Feb 1737 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Cheats of Scapin No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Mar 1737 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Mock Lawyer, Peasant, Mad Bess, Clown No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1737 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Toy Shop, Two Pierrots, Caelia has a Thousand Charms, The Lady's Lamentation Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Sep 1737 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode, The Toy Shop No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Nov 1737 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Dragon of Wantley Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Feb 1739 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A La Mode, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Mar 1739 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Apr 1739 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Stage Coach, War He Sung is Toil and Trouble, Je ne scai quoi, Concerto on harp, Scots Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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