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 %
17 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Lethe No No No £170 N/A N/A
21 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Lethe No No No £180 N/A N/A
23 Dec 1756 Drury Lane Amphitryon, Lethe No No No £180 N/A N/A
29 Jan 1757 Drury Lane The Earl Of Essex, Lethe, The Millers Yes No No £180 N/A N/A
04 Feb 1757 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Lethe Yes No No £180 N/A N/A
16 Feb 1757 Drury Lane Zara, Lethe Yes No No £210 N/A N/A
26 Mar 1757 Drury Lane Zara, Lethe No No Yes £300 N/A N/A
18 Apr 1757 Covent Garden The Committee, Lethe, Hornpipe, The Cries of London Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Apr 1757 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, Lethe No No Yes £256 N/A N/A
29 Apr 1757 Covent Garden The Rival Queens, Lethe, Haymakers Dance, The Lamplighters No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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