Theatronomics

Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades (1740)

Afterpiece

Comedy

Spoken Drama

'A Dramatic Satire'.

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
17 Apr 1760	Covent Garden	Macbeth, Lethe, The Knife Grinders, Minuet, Shepherdess, The Peasants, The Pygmalion Dance	Yes	No	Yes	£86 7s	N/A	N/A
18 Apr 1760	Covent Garden	Coriolanus, Lethe, Fingalian Dance, The Threshers	No	No	Yes	£113 5s 6d	N/A	N/A
21 Apr 1760	Covent Garden	The Conscious Lovers, Lethe, Comic Dance, The Knife Grinders	No	No	Yes	£33 11s 6d	N/A	N/A
08 May 1760	Covent Garden	The Way Of The World, Lethe, The Drunken Peasant, The Dutch Skipper, The Lamplighters, The Threshers	No	No	Yes	£212 12s	N/A	N/A
01 Oct 1760	Covent Garden	Hamlet, Lethe	No	No	No	£141	100%	N/A
08 Oct 1760	Drury Lane	Zara, Lethe, The Cow Keepers	No	No	No	Unknown	N/A	N/A
19 Nov 1760	Covent Garden	The Beggar's Opera, Lethe, The Colliers, The Pedlar Tricked	No	No	No	£115 2s	N/A	N/A
21 Nov 1760	Covent Garden	The Stratagem, Lethe, The Cossacks	No	No	Yes	£264 7s	N/A	N/A
16 Dec 1760	Covent Garden	The Orphan, Lethe, Les Charboniers	No	No	Yes	£176 1s 6d	N/A	N/A
06 Jan 1761	Covent Garden	A Bold Stroke For A Wife, Lethe, Scaramouche, Les Charboniers	No	No	Yes	£147 1s	N/A	N/A

Performances

Commands

Covent Garden

Macbeth, Lethe, The Knife Grinders, Minuet, Shepherdess, The Peasants, The Pygmalion Dance