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 %
27 Jan 1770 Covent Garden The Refusal, Harlequin's Jubilee No No No £250 6s N/A N/A
22 Apr 1772 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy, Love a la Mode, Allemande No No Yes £126 9s 57% N/A
24 Oct 1775 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jan 1777 Covent Garden The Refusal Or The Ladys Philosophy, Harlequin's Frolicks, Rural Dance, Minuet No No No £106 14s 6d 31% N/A
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