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 %
26 Sep 1744 Covent Garden As You Like It, The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Sep 1744 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
28 Sep 1744 Covent Garden The Fair Penitent, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Sep 1744 Drury Lane The Busy Body, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Oct 1744 Drury Lane Cato, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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
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