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 %
27 Sep 1738 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband Or A Journey To London, The Dragon of Wantley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Nov 1738 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Toy Shop, Comic Dance, Serious Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Dec 1738 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Mar 1739 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Country Wedding (the Comic Part of Acis and Galatea) Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Mar 1739 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Devil to Pay, Punch Dance, See from the Silent Groves, Pierots, Turkish Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1739 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Mars and Venus, Punches Dance, The Noontide Air, Concerto, Moors' Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
26 May 1739 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, Punches, Dutch Dance, Ethiopian Dance, Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Sep 1739 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband Or A Journey To London, The Strolers, Grecian Sailors, A new English Ballet; or Country Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1739 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Necromancer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Nov 1739 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Country House, Serious Dance, The Reprizal, New Dance Between a Sailor and his Mistress to the tune of To Arms, Scotch Dance No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
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