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 %
08 Jan 1757 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy, Harlequin Sorcerer with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Jan 1757 Covent Garden The Refusal, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Mar 1757 Covent Garden The Refusal, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1757 Covent Garden The Refusal, Harlequin Statue, My Fond Shepherd, Drunken Peasant, Fair Kitty No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
31 Oct 1757 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No £45 15s 36% N/A
19 Jan 1758 Covent Garden The Refusal, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No £50 16s 6d 24% N/A
19 Dec 1759 Drury Lane The Refusal Or The Ladies Philosophy, Love a la Mode, Minuet No No No £180 61% N/A
21 Dec 1759 Drury Lane The Refusal, Love a la Mode No No No £150 73% N/A
27 Dec 1759 Drury Lane The Refusal, Love a la Mode Yes No No £130 47% N/A
17 Jan 1760 Drury Lane The Refusal, Love a la Mode No No Yes £304 15s N/A N/A
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