The Careless Husband (1704)

Author
Colley Cibber
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
£13,130 19s 6d £5,034 18s (38.3%) £8,096 1s 6d (61.7%)
1732 - 1809
£13,130 19s 6d - (100%) £5,034 18s (38.3%) £8,096 1s 6d (61.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
154 59 95
1732 - 1809
154 59 95
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
25 Jan 1770 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Jan 1770 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Oct 1770 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Nov 1771 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Institution of the Garter No No No £132 3s 41% N/A
13 Feb 1778 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, Poor Vulcan No No No £232 19s 6d 45% N/A
17 Feb 1778 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, Poor Vulcan No No No £121 14s 57% N/A
10 Feb 1781 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Jovial Crew, Bacchus and Ariadne No No No £162 19s 6d 46% N/A
29 Mar 1781 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, Harlequin Free Mason No No No £142 3s N/A N/A
12 May 1781 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, A Fete, The Touchstone Yes No Yes £219 8s 11d 66% N/A
23 Jan 1784 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Rival Knights, Cross Purposes No No No £301 12s 6d 67% N/A
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