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 %
11 Sep 1753 Drury Lane The Miser, The Anatomist, Hornpipe No No No £40 100% N/A
17 Sep 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, Damon and Phillida No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Sep 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, The Contrivances No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Oct 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Sorcerer with the Loves of Pluto and Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Sorcerer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Dec 1753 Covent Garden The Miser, The Contrivances No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
05 Feb 1754 Covent Garden The Miser, Harlequin Skeleton No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1754 Drury Lane The Miser, The Anatomist, The Pierrots Dance, Hornpipe to tune of Ali Croaker Yes No Yes £200 N/A N/A
17 May 1754 Covent Garden The Miser, The Contrivances, Dutch Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Sep 1754 Drury Lane The Miser, The King and the Miller of Mansfield, The School of Anacreon No No No £100 100% N/A
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