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 %
05 May 1753 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, The Contrivances, Drunken Peasant No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1753 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, The Contrivances, Alcides' Name, Two Pierrots, Les Chasseurs Allemandes, New Peasant Dance, Since the Race of Time Began No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Sep 1753 Covent Garden The Suspicious Husband, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Sep 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Sep 1753 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Nov 1753 Covent Garden Theodosius Or The Force Of Love, The Contrivances, The Italian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Dec 1753 Covent Garden The Inconstant, The Contrivances, Italian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1753 Covent Garden The Committee, The Contrivances, Italian Peasants No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Dec 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, The Contrivances No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1754 Covent Garden Venice Preserved, The Contrivances, Peasant Dance, The Italian Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1754 Covent Garden The Miser, The Contrivances, Dutch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Sep 1754 Covent Garden King Richard III, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1754 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Nov 1754 Covent Garden Othello, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Dec 1754 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, The Contrivances, Comic Entertainment Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1754 Covent Garden The Miser, The Contrivances No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1755 Covent Garden The Double Dealer, The Contrivances, Chinese Dance, Comic Entertainment No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 May 1755 Covent Garden The Committee, The Contrivances, Italian Peasants No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1755 Covent Garden The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1755 Covent Garden The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Oct 1755 Covent Garden Zara, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Nov 1755 Covent Garden Macbeth, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Nov 1755 Covent Garden Love For Love, The Contrivances No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Nov 1755 Covent Garden The Revenge, The Contrivances, Italian Peasants, The Fingalian Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1755 Covent Garden The Non Juror, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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