The Provoked Husband; or, A Journey to London (1728)

Author
Colley Cibber
Author
Sir John Vanbrugh
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
£36,316 2s 6d £16,102 15s 6d (44.3%) £20,213 7s (55.7%)
1732 - 1809
£36,316 2s 6d - (100%) £16,102 15s 6d (44.3%) £20,213 7s (55.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
410 210 200
1732 - 1809
410 210 200
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
16 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Genii Yes No No £140 10s 6d 48% N/A
04 Jan 1774 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Sylphs No No No £174 4s N/A N/A
18 May 1774 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Padlock, Minuets, The Wapping Landlady, Cotillons, Sixfold Hornpipe No No Yes £262 11s 6d 47% N/A
11 Nov 1774 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Election, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair Yes No No £135 13s 6d N/A N/A
12 Nov 1774 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Comus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1775 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, St Patrick's Day, New Comic Dance, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 Oct 1775 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, Bon Ton, The Merry Peasants Yes No No £200 19s N/A N/A
25 Jan 1776 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, The Jubilee No No No £181 7s N/A N/A
05 Nov 1776 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, A Christmas Tale No No No £179 11s 6d 100% N/A
07 Nov 1776 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Padlock, The Merry Sailors No No No £133 1s 6d 42% N/A
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