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 %
13 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Funeral Or Grief A la mode, Lethe No No No £141 15s N/A N/A
14 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Funeral, Lethe No No No £151 18s 6d N/A N/A
18 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, Lethe, New Scotch Dance No No No £119 2s 6d N/A N/A
26 Jan 1749 Drury Lane Hamlet, Lethe No No No £108 15s N/A N/A
07 Apr 1749 Drury Lane Macbeth, Lethe, Hornpipe, The Savoyards No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
13 Apr 1749 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Lethe, Jumpedo No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
28 Apr 1749 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not, Lethe, The Savoyards, Hornpipe No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
11 May 1749 Drury Lane The Busie Body, Lethe, Hornpipe, Savoyards No No Yes £110 N/A N/A
27 Mar 1750 Drury Lane The Fatal Marriage, Lethe No No Yes £156 10s 62% N/A
29 Mar 1750 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Lethe, Venetian Gardeners No No Yes £151 7s 6d 63% N/A
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