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 %
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
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