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 %
27 Mar 1740 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Devil to Pay, Le Tambourine, Ballet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1740 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Devil to Pay, La Matelote, See from the Silent Groves Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1740 Drury Lane The Lady's Last Stake, The Devil to Pay, La Tambourine, The Noontide Air, La Matelote Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1740 Drury Lane The Funeral, The Devil to Pay, Water Music, La Jalouzie, English Captain, Le Tambourine Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1740 Covent Garden The Committee, The Devil to Pay, Peasants, Je ne scay quoy, Kilkenny, New Grand Dance, Scotch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
24 Apr 1740 Drury Lane Love's Last Shift, The Devil to Pay, Tambourine, English Captain No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 May 1740 Covent Garden The Rover Or The Banished Cavaliers, The Devil to Pay, Serious Dance, Comic Ballet, Grecian Sailors, Je ne scay quoi, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 May 1740 Drury Lane Amphitryon, The Devil to Pay, The Noon Tide Air, Le Tambourine, Pierots Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
13 May 1740 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Devil to Pay, Punch, Gregorian Song, Le Tambourine No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 May 1740 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, The Devil to Pay, Two Pierots, Le Tambourine, Maggot, Minuet, The Louvre Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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