The What D'Ye Call It (1715)

Author
John Gay
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£2,422 5s £1,714 12s (70.8%) £707 13s (29.2%)
1732 - 1809
£2,422 5s - (100%) £1,714 12s (70.8%) £707 13s (29.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
82 67 15
1732 - 1809
82 67 15
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
31 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The Conscious Lovers, The What Dye Call It, Les Charboniers, Les Sabotiers Tyrolese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Drummer Or The Haunted House, The What Dye Call It, Les Chassuers Allemandes No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1753 Covent Garden Theodosius, The What Dye Call It, Les Chassuers Allemandes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Mar 1753 Covent Garden The Distrest Mother, The What Dye Call It, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
31 Mar 1753 Covent Garden Theodosius, The What Dye Call It, Il Pastore, Mock Minuet, New Dance after the Hungarian manner No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Apr 1753 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, The What Dye Call It, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1753 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The What Dye Call It, Il Pastore, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Sep 1753 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A la mode, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Oct 1753 Covent Garden The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Nov 1753 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, The What Dye Call It, Italian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Mar 1754 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, The What Dye Call It, Le Matelot, Les Sabotiers Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Sep 1754 Covent Garden The City Wives Confederacy, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1754 Covent Garden Volpone Or The Fox, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Dec 1754 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The What Dye Call It Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Oct 1755 Covent Garden The Funeral Or Grief A la mode, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1755 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Nov 1755 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Dec 1755 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The What Dye Call It No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Dec 1755 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The What Dye Call It No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
29 Sep 1756 Covent Garden The Stratagem, The What Dye Call It No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Apr 1757 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The What Dye Call It No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Nov 1757 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The What Dye Call It, Fingalian Dance Yes No No £62 17s 30% N/A
30 Nov 1757 Covent Garden The Country Lasses, The What Dye Call It, Jovial Coopers No No No £41 16s 6d 29% N/A
23 Apr 1759 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, The What Dye Call It, The Country Wedding, The Milkmaid's Holiday No No Yes £178 9s 6d 30% N/A
15 May 1759 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The What Dye Call It, The Drunken Peasant, The Threshers No No Yes £176 1s N/A N/A
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