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 %
29 Jan 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Musical Lady, Comic Dance No No No £250 15s 6d 60% N/A
18 Feb 1773 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Harlequin Sorcerer, Double Hornpipe No No No £111 11s 50% N/A
27 Feb 1773 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Golden Pippin, The Fingalian Dance, Double Hornpipe Yes No No £159 2s 40% N/A
17 Apr 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Tobacconist, The Sailors' Revels Yes No Yes £149 9s 44% N/A
27 May 1773 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Commissary, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £282 16s 6d 53% N/A
24 Nov 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Devil to Pay, The Mountaineers No No No £248 15s 6d 54% N/A
09 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Lyar, The Sailors' Revels Yes No No £259 1s 64% N/A
15 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Wedding Ring, The Irish Fair No Yes No £261 8s 63% N/A
05 Jan 1774 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Sylphs No Yes No £243 1s 53% N/A
12 Feb 1774 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Sylphs, The Merry Sailors No No No £120 5s 36% N/A
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