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 %
12 Jan 1740 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Perseus and Andromeda, Tambourine, Grand Dance in Momus, Miller and His Wife No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1740 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Parting Lovers, Miller and His Wife, Carousal, Comic Ballet, French Boy and Girl, Grand Ballet, Trio Jovial No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 May 1740 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Fortune Tellers, Tambourine, Voyage to the Island of Cytherea, Wooden Shoes No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Sep 1740 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband Or A Journey To London, The Mock Doctor, Miller and Wife, The Swiss No No No £62 13s 100% N/A
28 Oct 1740 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband No No No £57 9s N/A N/A
12 Dec 1740 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, The Dragon of Wantley, Miller and Wife, Le Bergeres Fidelle, The Yorkshire Maggot No No Yes £77 19s 6d N/A N/A
17 Jan 1741 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, Mars and Venus, Tyrolean Dance No No No £59 14s N/A N/A
02 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Les Massons, Les Matelotes, Les Sabotiers No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Feb 1741 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Fortune Tellers, French Peasants, La Tambourin Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1741 Covent Garden The Provok'd Husband, French Peasant, English Peasants, Louvre, Minuet, Scots Dance, Serious Ballet No Yes Yes £172 1s N/A N/A
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