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 Nov 1752 Drury Lane Hamlet, Lethe No No No £170 N/A N/A
04 Dec 1752 Drury Lane Macbeth, Lethe Yes No No £140 N/A N/A
19 Dec 1752 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, Lethe No No Yes £97 N/A N/A
15 Mar 1753 Drury Lane The Brothers, Lethe Yes No No £160 N/A N/A
17 Mar 1753 Drury Lane The Brothers, Lethe No No Yes £150 N/A N/A
09 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Orphan, Lethe, Le Matelot Basque, L'Entree de Flore No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
26 Apr 1753 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, Lethe, Dutch Dance, Country Amusements No No Yes £140 N/A N/A
11 May 1753 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, Lethe, Dutch Dance, Hornpipe No No Yes £150 N/A N/A
17 May 1753 Drury Lane The Busy Body, Lethe, Comic Dance, Hornpipe, Minuet No No Yes £220 N/A N/A
23 Oct 1753 Drury Lane Merope, Lethe No No No £120 N/A N/A
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