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 %
01 Oct 1777 Covent Garden The Miser, The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton, The Humours of New-Market, The Poney Races No No No £173 11s 6d 100% N/A
05 Mar 1778 Covent Garden The Miser, Poor Vulcan No No No £116 11s 6d 38% N/A
07 Oct 1779 Drury Lane The Miser, The Wonders Of Derbyshire No No No £167 4s 100% N/A
26 Oct 1779 Drury Lane The Miser, Selima And Azor No No No £154 9s 100% N/A
06 Jan 1780 Drury Lane The Miser, Fortunatus No No No £137 11s 6d 63% N/A
26 May 1780 Drury Lane The Miser, The Miniature Picture, The Sportsman Deceived No No No £105 19s 6d 85% N/A
03 Oct 1780 Drury Lane The Election, The Miser, Selima and Azor No No No £72 10s 6d 32% N/A
20 Nov 1780 Drury Lane The Miser, Bon Ton, The Force of Love No Yes No £262 7s 6d 59% N/A
30 Oct 1786 Drury Lane The Miser, Richard Coeur de Lion No No No £184 4s N/A N/A
30 Apr 1787 Covent Garden The Miser, Rosina No No No £215 14s 69% N/A
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