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 %
05 Apr 1750 Drury Lane Comus, Lethe No No Yes £147 4s 6d 62% N/A
25 Apr 1750 Drury Lane Merope, Lethe, Swedish Gardeners No Yes Yes £207 17s 80% N/A
28 Apr 1750 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Lethe, The Highland Lad, La Sabotiere, Les Fantasies de la Dance, Minuet No No Yes £120 N/A N/A
02 May 1750 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, Lethe, Swedish Gardeners, Drunken Peasant, Black Joke, Hornpipe, Punch Dance Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1750 Drury Lane The Roman Father, Lethe No No No £170 100% N/A
18 Sep 1750 Drury Lane The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, Lethe No No No £140 100% N/A
22 Sep 1750 Drury Lane The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Lethe No No No £110 100% N/A
16 Oct 1750 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, Lethe No No No £120 N/A N/A
22 Oct 1750 Drury Lane The Funeral Or Grief A la mode, Lethe, New Running Footman's Dance, Hornpipe No No No £40 N/A N/A
13 Nov 1750 Drury Lane Macbeth, Lethe No No No £160 N/A N/A
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