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 %
10 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Alchymist, The Devil to Pay, Le Tambourine, L'Allamande No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Silent Woman, The Devil to Pay, La Tambourine, L'Allamande No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Oct 1740 Drury Lane King Henry The Fourth Part I, The Devil to Pay, Le Tambourine, Peasant Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Devil to Pay, Hornpipe, Les Characteres de la Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Devil to Pay, Peasant, Hornpipe, Les Characteres de la Dance Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Royal Merchant, The Devil to Pay, Ballet of Shepherds and Shepherdesses, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Nov 1740 Drury Lane Tamerlane, The Devil to Pay, Grand Ballet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Nov 1740 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Devil to Pay, L'Allamande, Shepherds and Shepherdesses No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Nov 1740 Drury Lane The Twin Rivals, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Dec 1740 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Devil to Pay, Les Jardiniers Suedois, Le Boufon No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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