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 %
25 Feb 1734 Drury Lane The Miser, Cupid and Psyche No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 May 1734 Drury Lane The Miser, The Intriguing Chambermaid, Comic Medley Overture, Comic Dance, Pierrots, Scots Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
08 Oct 1734 Drury Lane The Miser, The Mock Doctor, Drunken Peasant, Les Bergeries, Pierrots Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1734 Drury Lane The Miser, Colombine Courtezan No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1734 Drury Lane The Miser, Colombine Courtezan, English Maggot, Black Joak, Polonese No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Feb 1735 Drury Lane The Miser, Colombine Courtezan Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Apr 1735 Drury Lane The Miser, An Old Man Taught Wisdom, 1st concerto, Op. 2, Dutchman and his Frow, Amorous Swain Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Oct 1735 Drury Lane The Miser, Colombine Courtezan No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Nov 1735 Drury Lane The Miser, Harlequin Grand Volgi No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Dec 1735 Drury Lane The Miser, Colombine Courtezan No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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