Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades (1740)

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 1751 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, Lethe No No Yes £212 N/A N/A
23 Apr 1751 Drury Lane Hamlet, Lethe No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
26 Apr 1751 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, Lethe, Hornpipe, Harlequin Dance, Running Footman's Dance, The Savoyard, The Scotch Dance No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
29 Apr 1751 Drury Lane The Fatal Marriage, Lethe No No Yes £190 N/A N/A
01 May 1751 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband Or A Journey To London, Lethe No No Yes £90 N/A N/A
07 May 1751 Drury Lane King Richard III, Lethe Yes No No £220 N/A N/A
24 Sep 1751 Drury Lane The Provok'd Wife, Lethe No No No £120 100% N/A
02 Oct 1751 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Lethe No No No £170 N/A N/A
07 Oct 1751 Drury Lane The Orphan, Lethe Yes No No £200 N/A N/A
15 Oct 1751 Drury Lane The Revenge, Lethe, New Comic Dance, L'Entree de Flore No No No £150 N/A N/A