The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed (1731)

Author
John Mottley
Author
Charles Coffey
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
£70,991 8s 3d £12,796 16s (18%) £58,194 12s 3d (82%)
1732 - 1809
£70,991 8s 3d - (100%) £12,796 16s (18%) £58,194 12s 3d (82%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
709 207 502
1732 - 1809
709 207 502
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
06 Oct 1744 Drury Lane The Gamester, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1744 Covent Garden Othello Moor Of Venice, The Devil to Pay, Le Gondalier, La Provencale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Dec 1744 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Devil to Pay, Le Gondalier, Scotch Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Dec 1744 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Devil to Pay, Grand Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Jan 1745 Covent Garden Richard III, The Devil to Pay No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1745 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1745 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Devil to Pay, Serious Dance, New Shepherd's Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Mar 1745 Covent Garden The Lady's Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment, The Devil to Pay, Wanton Breezes, Ellen A Roon, Let Caesar and Urania Live Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Mar 1745 Covent Garden Don Sebastian, The Devil to Pay, The Charms of Polly Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
18 Apr 1745 Covent Garden Othello, The Devil to Pay, Serious Dance, L'Allemande, Minuet, The Louvre No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1745 Covent Garden The Miser, The Devil to Pay, Comic Dance, Scotch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
08 May 1745 Covent Garden The Double Gallant, The Devil to Pay, Scotch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Oct 1745 Covent Garden The Way Of The World, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1745 Covent Garden Venice Preserved Or A Plot Discovered, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Nov 1745 Covent Garden The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger, The Devil to Pay, The Peasants, Les Allemandes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Nov 1745 Drury Lane The Drummer Or The Haunted House, The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed, The Subscription No No No £39 18s 6d N/A N/A
26 Nov 1745 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, The Devil to Pay, Grand Comic Dance, The Subscription No No No £40 7s 6d N/A N/A
05 Dec 1745 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Devil to Pay, The Subscription No No No £41 16s 6d N/A N/A
09 Dec 1745 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Devil to Pay No No No £131 7s 6d 100% N/A
30 Dec 1745 Covent Garden Timon Of Athens, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1746 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, The Devil to Pay No No No £42 9s N/A N/A
22 Feb 1746 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Devil to Pay No No No £37 14s 6d N/A N/A
01 Mar 1746 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Devil to Pay, My Faith and Truth No No Yes £49 5s N/A N/A
04 Apr 1746 Drury Lane The Lying Lover Or The Ladies' Friendship, The Devil to Pay, Italian Peasants No No Yes £22 8s 4d N/A N/A
27 Sep 1746 Drury Lane Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be, The Devil to Pay No No No £60 100% N/A
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