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 %
26 Jan 1776 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Author No No No £243 8s 6d N/A N/A
29 Jan 1776 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Deserter No No No £217 1s N/A N/A
07 Feb 1776 Drury Lane The Discovery, May Day No Yes No £290 3s N/A N/A
03 Feb 1779 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £205 N/A N/A
05 Feb 1779 Drury Lane The Discovery, The Wonders of Derbyshire No No No £167 N/A N/A
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
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