The Inconstant; or, The Way to Win Him (1702)

Author
George Farquhar
Author
John Fletcher
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
£16,268 1s 6d £3,029 19s 6d (18.6%) £13,238 2s (81.4%)
1732 - 1809
£16,268 1s 6d - (100%) £3,029 19s 6d (18.6%) £13,238 2s (81.4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
110 40 70
1732 - 1809
110 40 70
Notes
Closely based on John Fletcher's The Wild Goose Chase.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Dec 1751 Drury Lane The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him, A Duke and no Duke, Les Caprices de la Dance No No No £160 N/A N/A
21 Mar 1752 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Duke and no Duke, The Incantation Song, Indian Queen Yes No Yes £250 N/A N/A
03 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Bayes in Petticoats, Comic Dance, L'Entree de Flore, Le Matelot Basque Yes No Yes £170 N/A N/A
26 Nov 1753 Covent Garden The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Nov 1753 Covent Garden The Inconstant, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Dec 1753 Covent Garden The Inconstant, The Contrivances, Italian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1754 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Fortunatus, Hornpipe No No No £160 100% N/A
04 Feb 1754 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Fortunatus, Hornpipe No No No £130 N/A N/A
07 Feb 1754 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Fortunatus, Comic Dance No No No £100 N/A N/A
16 Feb 1754 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Fortunatus, Comic Dance No No No £130 N/A N/A
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