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 %
05 Dec 1782 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Gentle Shepherd, Minuet de la Cour No No No £83 6s 6d 32% N/A
09 Dec 1782 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Robinson Crusoe, Minuet de la Cour No No No £111 2s 6d 34% N/A
02 Dec 1783 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Ladies' Frolick, Crutch Dance, The Pastoral Lovers No No No £108 4s N/A N/A
14 Jan 1784 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Harlequin Junior No No No £240 3s 61% N/A
23 Mar 1784 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Double Disguise, The Sportmen's Return No No No £106 7s 6d 39% N/A
23 Sep 1784 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Harlequin Junior or The Magic Cestus, The Sportsmen's Return No No No £164 2s 100% N/A
19 Nov 1785 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Three Weeks after Marriage, The Piping Pedlar No No No £243 3s 54% N/A
30 Nov 1785 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Three Weeks after Marriage, The Piping Pedlar No No No £184 9s 41% N/A
10 Feb 1786 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Three Weeks after Marriage, The Recruiting Sergeant No No Yes £406 13s 6d 48% N/A
06 May 1786 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, The Deserter, A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey No No Yes £101 16s 6d N/A N/A
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