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 %
19 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Lethe, Comic Dance No No Yes £120 N/A N/A
18 Jan 1751 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Queen Mab, Comic Dance Yes No No £180 N/A N/A
22 Jan 1751 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Queen Mab No Yes No £190 N/A N/A
10 Apr 1751 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Devil to Pay, Parody of Shakespeare's Stages of Life No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
18 May 1751 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Queen Mab Yes No No £80 100% N/A
25 Sep 1751 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Devil to Pay, Pigmalion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Oct 1751 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Lethe No No No £170 N/A N/A
06 Nov 1751 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Intriguing Chambermaid, Savoyard Travellers Yes No No £130 N/A N/A
09 Jan 1752 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Harlequin Ranger No No Yes £191 N/A N/A
17 Feb 1752 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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