The Lottery (1732)

Author
Henry Fielding
Composer
Mr Seedo
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Ballad Opera/Burletta/Opera
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£8,786 1s £1,414 8s 6d (16.1%) £7,371 12s 6d (83.9%)
1732 - 1809
£8,786 1s - (100%) £1,414 8s 6d (16.1%) £7,371 12s 6d (83.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
183 93 90
1732 - 1809
183 93 90
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
23 Nov 1759 Covent Garden Douglas, The Lottery, The Plowman No No No £61 1s 29% N/A
22 Nov 1760 Covent Garden Douglas, The Lottery, The Pedlar Tricked No No No £98 4s N/A N/A
24 Nov 1760 Covent Garden The Minor, The Lottery, The Pedlar Tricked No No No £171 18s N/A N/A
27 Nov 1760 Covent Garden The Minor, The Lottery, The Pedlar Tricked No No No £83 17s N/A N/A
19 Feb 1767 Covent Garden The Perplexities, The Lottery, The Gallant Peasants, Solo on violin, The Female Archer No Yes No £231 16s 57% N/A
31 Oct 1768 Drury Lane Othello, The Lottery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Nov 1768 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Lottery, Tyrolese Amusements No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Nov 1768 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Lottery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1769 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Lottery No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1769 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Lottery, The Wake, Double Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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