The Miser (1733)

Author
Henry Fielding
Author
James Wild
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Spoken Drama
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
£21,770 6d £15,724 18s 6d (72.2%) £6,045 2s (27.8%)
1732 - 1809
£21,770 6d - (100%) £15,724 18s 6d (72.2%) £6,045 2s (27.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
259 139 120
1732 - 1809
259 139 120
Notes
Reduced to a three act afterpiece by James Wild in 1788 (published 1792).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
27 Dec 1751 Drury Lane The Miser, Harlequin Ranger No No No £140 N/A N/A
27 Feb 1752 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 Apr 1752 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1752 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1752 Covent Garden The Miser, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Dec 1752 Covent Garden The Miser, The Necromancer or Harlequin Dr Faustus, Les Chasseurs Allemandes No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Jan 1753 Drury Lane The Miser, The Genii No No No £170 N/A N/A
29 Jan 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Sorcerer, Il Pastore No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Feb 1753 Drury Lane The Miser, The Genii No No No £120 N/A N/A
27 Mar 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Sorcerer, Il Pastore, Les Sabotiers Tyrolese Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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