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 %
16 Nov 1737 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Lottery, Drunken Peasant, Scot's Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Nov 1737 Drury Lane The Provok'd Wife, The Lottery, Drunken Peasant, Scot's Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Feb 1738 Drury Lane The Busy Body, The Lottery, Russian Sailor No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1739 Drury Lane A Bold Stroke For A Wife, The Lottery No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Jan 1739 Drury Lane The Provok'd Wife, The Lottery, Tambourine, Aethiopian Dance, Punch No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Apr 1739 Drury Lane Love's Last Shift, The Lottery, Moors' Dance, The Noontide Air, Grand Ballet, Punches Dance No Yes Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Oct 1739 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Lottery, Les Characters de la Dance, Grand Ballet No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Nov 1739 Drury Lane The Amorous Widow Or The Wanton Wife, The Lottery, Grand Ballet, Flavius No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Dec 1739 Covent Garden King Henry The Fourth Part II, The Lottery, Faithful Lovers, Comic Ballet, La Badinage de Provence No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 Dec 1739 Covent Garden Love Makes A Man, The Lottery, Comic Ballet, The Genius of England, Grand Ballet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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