The Beaux' Stratagem (1707)

Author
George Farquhar
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
£42,795 6s £18,087 4s 6d (42.3%) £24,708 1s 6d (57.7%)
1732 - 1809
£42,795 6s - (100%) £18,087 4s 6d (42.3%) £24,708 1s 6d (57.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
378 169 209
1732 - 1809
378 169 209
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
01 Dec 1747 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Lottery Yes No No £91 1s 100% N/A
08 Jan 1748 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1748 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Damon and Phillida, Savoyard Dance No No No £136 7s 6d N/A N/A
29 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Stratagem, A Will and No Will, Savoyards No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
06 May 1748 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Virgin Unmasked No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
07 Oct 1748 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Lottery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Nov 1748 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Devil to Pay, L'Entree de Flore No No No £103 9s 6d N/A N/A
02 Dec 1748 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Anatomist, Dutch Dance Yes No No £143 16s 6d N/A N/A
18 Mar 1749 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Chocolate, Savoyards Yes No Yes £286 N/A N/A
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