The Refusal; or, The Ladies Philosophy (1721)

Author
Colley Cibber
Author
Molière
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
£3,955 15s £1,506 13s (38.1%) £2,449 2s (61.9%)
1732 - 1809
£3,955 15s - (100%) £1,506 13s (38.1%) £2,449 2s (61.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
54 34 20
1732 - 1809
54 34 20
Notes
A reworking of Molière's 'Les Femmes Savantes' (1672).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
28 Nov 1746 Drury Lane The Refusal Or The Ladies Philosophy, The Anatomist No No No £100 49% N/A
29 Nov 1746 Drury Lane The Refusal No No No £80 34% N/A
01 Dec 1746 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Debauchees or The Jesuit Caught No No No £60 36% N/A
03 Dec 1746 Drury Lane The Refusal No Yes No £170 74% N/A
06 Dec 1746 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Double Disappointment No No No £70 27% N/A
08 Dec 1746 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Debauchees, Grand Ballet No No No £50 22% N/A
19 Dec 1746 Drury Lane The Refusal, The German Camp, The Vintage No No No £100 52% N/A
28 Feb 1747 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Devil to Pay No No No £40 27% N/A
21 Apr 1747 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Double Disappointment, Minuet, Comic Dance No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
19 Sep 1747 Drury Lane The Refusal Or The Ladies Philosophy, The Double Disappointment No No No £121 8s 6d 100% N/A
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