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 %
27 Sep 1771 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Devil to Pay, The Tartars No No No £132 6s 100% N/A
18 Nov 1771 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Fairy Prince Yes No No £229 6d 48% N/A
28 Nov 1771 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Miller of Mansfield, The Sailors' Revels No No No £264 12s 6d 60% N/A
20 Jan 1772 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Fairy Prince, Comic Dance Yes No No £184 8s 43% N/A
12 Mar 1772 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Mother Shipton, The Whim Yes No No £223 16s 46% N/A
21 Apr 1772 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Tobacconist, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes £243 4s 6d 51% N/A
26 May 1772 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Upholsterer, The Lilt No No Yes £244 18s 6d 40% N/A
16 Oct 1772 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Mother Shipton, The Dutch Milkmaid Yes No No £127 12s 46% N/A
19 Dec 1772 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Padlock, The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms, The Merry Sailors Yes No Yes £250 10s 6d 61% N/A
19 Jan 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Old Maid No No No £262 7s 56% N/A
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
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
26 Nov 1776 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Seraglio, The Irish Lilt No No No £99 15s 41% N/A
28 Feb 1778 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Mother Shipton No No No £169 6s 45% N/A
19 May 1778 Covent Garden The Stratagem, Comus, The Poney Races No No Yes £259 5s 58% N/A
11 Dec 1778 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour, Allemande, The Coopers No No No £131 13s 6d N/A N/A
11 Jan 1779 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Touchstone No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1779 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Medley, Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 May 1779 Covent Garden The Strategem, Gallic Gratitude No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Sep 1779 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Elopement No No No £160 17s 100% N/A
10 Dec 1779 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Critic, New Comic Pantomime Dance, The Sportsman Deceived No No No £183 12s 6d 41% N/A
18 Jan 1780 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Critic, The Sportsman Deceived No No No £201 18s 56% N/A
18 Mar 1780 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Fortunatus, The Sportsman Deceived No No Yes £157 8s 6d N/A N/A
31 Mar 1780 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Fortunatus No No Yes £207 15s 6d 30% N/A
24 May 1780 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Deaf Lover, The Humours of Leixlip No No Yes £248 9s 6d 14% N/A
18 Sep 1780 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, The Deaf Lover, Dance of Sailors No No No £144 1s 6d 100% N/A
08 Dec 1780 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Harlequin's Invasion, The Irish Fair No No No £115 8s 48% N/A
21 Nov 1781 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Gentle Shepherd, The Frenchman in the Dairy No No No £192 5s 6d 56% N/A
04 Jan 1782 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The Choice of Harlequin No No No £200 17s 55% N/A
04 Jan 1782 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Lun's Ghost, Minuet de la Cour No No No £166 16s 6d 45% N/A
29 May 1782 Covent Garden The Beaux Stratagem, Barnaby Brittle, The Double Surprise No No Yes £240 8s 6d 43% N/A
31 May 1782 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Irish Widow No No Yes £254 17s 100% N/A
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