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 Mar 1733 Drury Lane The Miser No No No Unknown N/A N/A
30 Mar 1733 Drury Lane The Miser No No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 Apr 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Apr 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Apr 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, Deborah or A Wife For You All Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Apr 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Apr 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Apr 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
03 May 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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