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 %
17 Jun 1802 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Don Juan No No Yes £504 4s 6d 54% N/A
16 Sep 1802 Drury Lane Of Age To-morrow, The Inconstant; or, the Way to Win Him No No No £297 7s 100% N/A
20 Jan 1804 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper No No No £422 6s 6d 50% N/A
28 Nov 1807 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Ella Rosenberg No No No £284 2s 6d N/A N/A
04 Dec 1807 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Ella Rosenberg No No No £237 9s N/A N/A
11 Dec 1807 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Tekeli No No No £185 13s N/A N/A
05 Mar 1808 Drury Lane The Inconstant, In and Out of Tune No No No £259 16s 6d N/A N/A
21 May 1808 Drury Lane The Inconstant, The Mayor of Garratt No No No £137 9s 6d N/A N/A
26 Oct 1808 Drury Lane Inconstant, Blue Beard No No No £247 17s 6d 55% N/A
30 Nov 1808 Drury Lane The Inconstant, Blue Beard No No No £238 15s 6d 40% N/A
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