The Distressed Mother (1712)

Author
Ambrose Philips
Author
Jean Racine
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
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
£12,896 19s £5,795 12s (44.9%) £7,101 7s (55.1%)
1732 - 1809
£12,896 19s - (100%) £5,795 12s (44.9%) £7,101 7s (55.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
159 97 62
1732 - 1809
159 97 62
Notes
A translation of Racine's Andromaque (1667).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
09 Dec 1775 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, May Day, The Merry Peasants Yes No No £124 3s N/A N/A
02 Mar 1776 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, The Jubilee, The Grand Garland Dance No No No £239 2s N/A N/A
11 May 1776 Covent Garden The Distress'd Mother, The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms, Minuet, The Syrens, Allemande, Hornpipe Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1776 Covent Garden The Distress'd Mother, St Patrick's Day, The Italian Gardeners, The Humours of the Newmarket Races No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Oct 1776 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, The Padlock No No No £265 8s 100% N/A
22 Oct 1776 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, A Christmas Tale No No No £230 6s 100% N/A
02 Dec 1776 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, The Hotel No No Yes £115 3s 6d N/A N/A
27 Sep 1777 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, Harlequin's Invasion No No No £193 1s 100% N/A
31 Dec 1777 Drury Lane The Distress'd Mother, Comus No No No £124 2s 32% N/A
19 Nov 1778 Covent Garden The Distress'd Mother, The Invasion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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