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
£19,978 11s £14,340 6s (71.8%) £5,638 5s (28.2%)
1732 - 1809
£19,978 11s - (100%) £14,340 6s (71.8%) £5,638 5s (28.2%)
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 %
04 May 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 May 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Oct 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress or The Ridotto Al Fresco No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Oct 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Oct 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress, Drunken Peasant No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Oct 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, The Harlots Progress, Drunken Peasant No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Nov 1733 Drury Lane The Miser, Cephalus and Procris, Scottish Dance, The Nassau No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1734 Drury Lane The Miser, The Livery Rake, New Scottish Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Feb 1734 Drury Lane The Miser, Cupid and Psyche No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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