The Discovery (1763)

Author
Frances Sheridan
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
£4,341 6s £739 16s (17%) £3,601 10s (83%)
1732 - 1809
£4,341 6s - (100%) £739 16s (17%) £3,601 10s (83%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
35 3 32
1732 - 1809
35 3 32
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 Feb 1779 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £177 9s N/A N/A
08 Mar 1779 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £149 11s N/A N/A
09 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Devil to Pay No No Yes £145 13s 6d N/A N/A
09 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Critic No No No £219 65% N/A
07 Mar 1780 Drury Lane The Discovery, Fortunatus No No No £135 6s 6d N/A N/A
28 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The Discovery, Comus, The Force of Love No No No £208 2s 6d 100% N/A
29 Nov 1782 Covent Garden The Discovery, St Patrick's Day, Diversion a la Mode, The Devonshire Minuet No No No £274 19s 6d 51% N/A
04 Dec 1782 Covent Garden The Discovery, Lord Mayor's Day No No No £264 3s 50% N/A
10 Jan 1783 Covent Garden The Discovery, The Sultan No No No £200 13s 6d 55% N/A
21 Apr 1806 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Register Office No No Yes £608 7s 49% N/A
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