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 %
20 May 1774 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Commissary, Hornpipe, Comic Dance, Cotillons, Minuet No No Yes £188 13s 61% N/A
03 Nov 1774 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Miss in Her Teens, The Irish Fair No No No £250 11s 6d N/A N/A
29 Nov 1774 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Hob in the Well, The Irish Fair Yes No No £269 3s N/A N/A
04 May 1775 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Apprentice, Hornpipe, The Pilgrim No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 May 1775 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Bon Ton, The Grand Provencalle Dance No Yes No £211 9s 6d N/A N/A
20 Oct 1775 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Theatrical Candidates, The Rival Candidates, The Savage Hunters No No No £153 19s 6d N/A N/A
24 Nov 1775 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Orpheus and Eurydice, The Pilgrim Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Dec 1775 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Deserter, The Irish Fair No No No £259 6s N/A N/A
23 Dec 1775 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Padlock, The Irish Fair No No No £247 17s N/A N/A
07 May 1776 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Man of Quality, The Irish Fair Yes No Yes £129 19s 6d N/A N/A
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