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 %
03 Nov 1753 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, Lethe, The Neopolitans, Dance in Demi Character No No No £140 N/A N/A
13 Nov 1753 Drury Lane Macbeth, Lethe, The Neopolitans No No No £170 N/A N/A
24 Nov 1753 Drury Lane Merope, Lethe Yes No No £150 N/A N/A
14 Feb 1754 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, Lethe Yes No No £180 N/A N/A
16 Mar 1754 Drury Lane King John, Lethe No No Yes £240 N/A N/A
30 Mar 1754 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, Lethe, Masquerade Dance No No Yes £260 N/A N/A
02 Apr 1754 Drury Lane Virginia, Lethe No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
24 Apr 1754 Drury Lane Zara, Lethe No No Yes £192 N/A N/A
06 May 1754 Drury Lane Macbeth, Lethe No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
24 May 1754 Drury Lane Every Man In His Humour, Lethe, Country Amusements Yes No No £200 100% N/A
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