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
£14,031 3s 5d £5,935 1s 11d (42.3%) £8,096 1s 6d (57.7%)
1732 - 1809
£14,031 3s 5d - (100%) £5,935 1s 11d (42.3%) £8,096 1s 6d (57.7%)
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 %
18 Jan 1752 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Harlequin Ranger No No No £170 N/A N/A
27 Feb 1752 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Queen Mab No No No £170 N/A N/A
25 Apr 1752 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Don Quixote, Hornpipe No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
23 Sep 1752 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Chaplet No No No £140 100% N/A
17 Oct 1752 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Double Disappointment, Les Bucherons, Le Matelot Basque, Les Tonneliers de Strasburgh No No No £60 N/A N/A
21 Nov 1752 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Queen Mab, Le Matelot Basque, L'Entree de Flore No No No £120 N/A N/A
27 Feb 1753 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Genii No No No £150 N/A N/A
11 May 1753 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Lethe, Dutch Dance, Hornpipe No No Yes £150 N/A N/A
20 Sep 1753 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Chaplet, The Dutch Dance No No No £80 100% N/A
17 Oct 1753 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Queen Mab No No No £80 N/A N/A
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