The Mistake; or, The Lover's Quarrel (1706)

Author
Sir John Vanbrugh
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
£3,262 3s £1,564 14s (48%) £1,697 9s (52%)
1732 - 1809
£3,262 3s - (100%) £1,564 14s (48%) £1,697 9s (52%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
57 38 19
1732 - 1809
57 38 19
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Oct 1743 Covent Garden The Mistake Or The Lovers Quarrel, The Devil to Pay, Serious Ballet, New Scotch Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Feb 1744 Covent Garden The Mistake, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Nov 1745 Covent Garden The Mistake Or The Lovers Quarrel, Pyramus and Thisbe Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Mar 1752 Covent Garden The Mistake Or The Lovers Quarrel, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1752 Covent Garden The Mistake, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Mar 1755 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Englishman in Paris, Cimon And Iphigenia No No Yes £314 N/A N/A
05 Apr 1755 Drury Lane The Mistake, Marplot in Lisbon No No Yes £180 N/A N/A
18 Apr 1755 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Devil to Pay, Comic Dance No No Yes £147 N/A N/A
10 May 1755 Drury Lane The Mistake, Britannia Yes No No £80 100% N/A
30 Mar 1756 Drury Lane The Mistake, Britannia, Cymon And Iphigenia, Genius of England, Tale of a Cock and a Bull Yes No Yes £287 N/A N/A
04 May 1758 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Englishman in Paris, Magic Scene No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
20 Mar 1760 Drury Lane The Mistake, Every Woman in Her Humour, The Cow Keepers No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1760 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Englishman in Paris, My Fond Shepherds, The Ode to Echo Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Apr 1761 Drury Lane The Mistake, Polly Honeycombe, Louvre, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Mar 1762 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Old Maid, Minuet, The Farmer's Return from London No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1762 Drury Lane The Mistake, Harlequin's Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1762 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Devil to Pay No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Oct 1762 Drury Lane The Mistake, Fortunatus Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Apr 1763 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Musical Lady, Dutch Dance, Hornpipe, New Scotch Dance, The Italian Gardeners No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1764 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Rites of Hecate No No No £171 N/A N/A
19 Jan 1764 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Rites of Hecate, The Shepherdesses No No No £256 9s N/A N/A
22 Feb 1764 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Deuce Is in Him No No No £122 N/A N/A
18 Oct 1764 Drury Lane The Mistake, The Witches, The Irish Lilt No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Mistake, Daphne and Amintor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1766 Covent Garden The Mistake, Midas No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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