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 %
31 Mar 1752 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Apr 1752 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Lethe, Hornpipe No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
06 May 1752 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Contrivances, Two Pierrots, If Love's a Sweet Passion, Drunken Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Sep 1752 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Chaplet, Hornpipe No No No £170 100% N/A
23 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Merlin's Cave No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Nov 1752 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Harlequin Ranger, Le Matelot Basque, L'Entree de Flore No Yes No £190 N/A N/A
23 Nov 1752 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Queen Mab, Le Matelot Basque No No No £150 N/A N/A
26 Jan 1753 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Genii No No No £170 N/A N/A
12 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Miss in Her Teens, Country Amusements, Hornpipe No No Yes £290 N/A N/A
29 Sep 1753 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Scapin No No No £170 100% N/A
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