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 %
26 May 1788 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Lyar, Hunting Song No No Yes £177 10s 17% N/A
24 Sep 1788 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, The Farmer, Mirth by Moonshine No No No £255 3s 6d 100% N/A
04 Nov 1788 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Rosina, Fortune's Favor, or The Lovers Lottery No No No £165 16s 50% N/A
07 Jan 1789 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Comus, Jamie's Return No No No £86 6s 6d 26% N/A
16 Sep 1789 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed No No No £159 18s 6d 100% N/A
21 Nov 1789 Drury Lane The Beaux Stratagem, The Island of St Marguerite, Minuet de la Cour, Gavot No No Yes £134 4s 6d N/A N/A
27 May 1790 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Love in a Camp, Dance of Jockies No No Yes £393 10s 6d 52% N/A
29 May 1790 Drury Lane The Beaux Stratagem, The Humourist, The Minuet de la Cour, Gavot No No Yes £48 4s N/A N/A
28 Dec 1790 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, The Picture of Paris No No No £209 5s 6d 49% N/A
15 Jun 1792 Drury Lane The Beaux Stratagem, The Englishman in Paris, Allemand No No Yes £57 15s 6d N/A N/A
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