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 %
22 Jan 1754 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Fortunatus No No No £170 N/A N/A
19 Apr 1754 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Fortunatus No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
21 Sep 1754 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, A Duke and no Duke, Hornpipe No No No £110 100% N/A
16 Dec 1754 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Devil to Pay, Hornpipe No No Yes £190 N/A N/A
07 Jan 1755 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, The Mock Doctor, Pas de Quatre, Chinese Dance, Comic Entertainment, Peasant Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Jan 1755 Covent Garden The Careless Husband, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1755 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Proteus Yes No No £160 N/A N/A
28 Apr 1755 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Miss in Her Teens, Hooly and Fairly, Minuet Yes No Yes £210 N/A N/A
16 Sep 1755 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Lying Valet No No No £50 100% N/A
29 Nov 1755 Drury Lane Careless Husband, The Genii No No No £60 N/A N/A
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