Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades (1740)

Author
David Garrick
Work Type
Afterpiece
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
£27,105 17s 6d £4,269 3s 6d (15.7%) £22,836 14s (84.3%)
1732 - 1809
£27,105 17s 6d - (100%) £4,269 3s 6d (15.7%) £22,836 14s (84.3%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
229 71 158
1732 - 1809
229 71 158
Notes
'A Dramatic Satire'.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
15 Apr 1740 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Lethe or Esop in the Shades, La Matelote, Le Tambourine Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, Lethe No No Yes £186 7s N/A N/A
03 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Busie Body, Lethe No No No £146 14s N/A N/A
04 Jan 1749 Drury Lane Love For Love, Lethe No No No £149 6s N/A N/A
06 Jan 1749 Drury Lane Othello, Lethe No No No £158 16s 100% N/A
07 Jan 1749 Drury Lane Twelfth Night, Lethe No No No £149 13s N/A N/A
09 Jan 1749 Drury Lane Measure For Measure, Lethe No No No £119 8s 6d N/A N/A
10 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, Lethe, Characters de la Dance, Italian Cabaret Yes No No £124 8s 6d N/A N/A
11 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Lethe, Vertumnus and Pomona No No No £130 5s N/A N/A
12 Jan 1749 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, Lethe No No No £167 5s 6d N/A N/A
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