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 %
15 Nov 1750 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Lethe, Country Amusements, Running Footman's Dance No No No £80 N/A N/A
20 Nov 1750 Drury Lane The Way Of The World, Lethe, Country Amusements, Comic Dance, Pigmalion No No No £100 N/A N/A
24 Nov 1750 Drury Lane The Tender Husband Or The Accomplished Fools, Lethe, Country Amusements, Comic Dance, Pigmalion No No No £120 N/A N/A
30 Nov 1750 Drury Lane The Alchemist, Lethe, The Bird Catchers No No Yes £130 N/A N/A
05 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, Lethe No No No £180 N/A N/A
07 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, Lethe No No No £180 100% N/A
12 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The Mourning Bride, Lethe No No No £160 N/A N/A
19 Dec 1750 Drury Lane The Stratagem, Lethe, Comic Dance No No Yes £120 N/A N/A
14 Mar 1751 Drury Lane The Orphan, Lethe No No Yes £230 N/A N/A
12 Apr 1751 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, Lethe No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
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