Theatronomics

The Distressed Mother (1712)

Mainpiece

Tragedy

Spoken Drama

A translation of Racine's Andromaque (1667).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

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1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
23 Apr 1755	Covent Garden	The Distress'd Mother, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd or Harlequin Statue, Pastoral Dance, Louvre, Minuet	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A
06 Apr 1756	Covent Garden	The Distress'd Mother, The Honest Yorkshireman	No	No	Yes	Unknown	N/A	N/A
05 Jan 1757	Covent Garden	The Distress'd Mother, The Lying Valet	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
07 Jan 1757	Covent Garden	The Distress'd Mother, The Lover His Own Rival	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
15 Nov 1757	Drury Lane	The Distrest Mother, The Author	No	No	No	£80	65%	N/A
09 Dec 1757	Covent Garden	The Distress'd Mother, The Devil to Pay, Jovial Coopers	No	No	Yes	£170	22%	N/A
14 Dec 1757	Drury Lane	The Distrest Mother, The Author, The Market	No	No	Yes	£160	N/A	N/A
08 Dec 1764	Drury Lane	The Distressed Mother, Polly Honeycombe, New Tambourine	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
11 Dec 1764	Drury Lane	The Distressed Mother, High Life below Stairs, New Tambourine	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
17 Dec 1764	Drury Lane	The Distressed Mother, The Deuce Is in Him, Garland Dance	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

The Distress'd Mother, The Jealous Farmer Deceiv'd or Harlequin Statue, Pastoral Dance, Louvre, Minuet