The Contrivances; or, More Ways Than One (1715)

Author
Henry Carey
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
£3,365 17s £2,818 18s 6d (83.8%) £546 18s 6d (16.2%)
1732 - 1809
£3,365 17s - (100%) £2,818 18s 6d (83.8%) £546 18s 6d (16.2%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
147 123 24
1732 - 1809
147 123 24
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Oct 1752 Covent Garden Lady Jane Gray, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Oct 1752 Covent Garden Romeo And Juliet, The Contrivances Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Contrivances, Les Charboniers, Les Sabotiers Tyrolese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Refusal, The Contrivances, Les Charboniers, Les Sabotiers Tyrolese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Siege Of Damascus, The Contrivances, Les Charboniers, Les Sabotiers Tyrolese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Dec 1752 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, The Contrivances, Il Pastore, Il Morlaco No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, The Contrivances, Les Chasseurs Alemandes No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1753 Covent Garden Theodosius Or The Force Of Love, The Contrivances, Les Charboniers, Il Pastore No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Mar 1753 Covent Garden Jane Shore, The Contrivances, Grand Scots Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1753 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, The Contrivances, Il Pastore, Grand Scots Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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