A Woman is a Riddle (1716)

Author
Christopher Bullock
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£831 13s £127 16s (15.4%) £703 17s (84.6%)
1732 - 1809
£831 13s - (100%) £127 16s (15.4%) £703 17s (84.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
13 4 9
1732 - 1809
13 4 9
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
10 May 1762 Drury Lane Woman Is A Riddle Or The Way To Win A Widow, Bayes in Petticoats, New Hornpipe, The Cow Keepers Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Mar 1776 Drury Lane A Woman Is A Riddle, Bon Ton, The Grand Garland Dance No No Yes £143 17s N/A N/A
03 Apr 1780 Covent Garden Woman's A Riddle Or The Way To Win A Widow, The Spaniards Dismayed, Poor Vulcan, Dance of Sailors No No Yes £155 1s 59% N/A
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