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 %
29 Sep 1747 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Lying Valet Yes No No £101 10s 100% N/A
28 Oct 1747 Drury Lane The Refusal, Miss in Her Teens No Yes No £165 16s 6d 100% N/A
23 Jan 1748 Drury Lane The Refusal, The Debauchees, Tambourine, Polish Dance, Savoyards Yes No No £70 15s 6d N/A N/A
22 Apr 1748 Drury Lane The Refusal, A Will and No Will, The Savoyards, Dutch Dance Yes No No £24 16s 6d N/A N/A
31 Oct 1750 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Refusal, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Nov 1750 Covent Garden The Refusal, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1751 Covent Garden The Refusal, Merlin's Cave No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Feb 1751 Covent Garden The Refusal, The Mock Doctor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1751 Covent Garden The Refusal, The Lottery, Characters of Dancing No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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