The Lying Valet (1741)

Author
David Garrick
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£28,371 17s 3d £6,232 11s 3d (22%) £22,139 6s (78%)
1732 - 1809
£28,371 17s 3d - (100%) £6,232 11s 3d (22%) £22,139 6s (78%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
292 87 205
1732 - 1809
292 87 205
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
05 May 1803 Covent Garden John Bull; or, An Englishman's Fire-Side, The Lying Valet No No No £408 9s 42% N/A
04 Jun 1803 Covent Garden The Man of the World, The Lying Valet No No Yes £398 13s 53% N/A
23 Jun 1803 Covent Garden John Bull; or, An Englishman's Fire-Side, The Lying Valet No No No £390 11s 100% N/A
16 Mar 1805 Drury Lane Hamlet, The Lying Valet No No No £621 6s 68% N/A
21 Sep 1805 Drury Lane King Henry the Fourth, The Lying Valet No No No £385 6d 100% N/A
04 Nov 1805 Drury Lane A Prior Claim, Terpsichore's Return, The Lying Valet No No No £311 59% N/A
28 Nov 1805 Drury Lane The Soldier's Daughter, Lying Valet No No No £155 8s 36% N/A
22 Jan 1806 Drury Lane The Travellers; or, Music's Fascination, The Lying Valet No No No £417 8s 47% N/A
15 Nov 1806 Drury Lane The Cabinet, The Lying Valet No No No £225 16s 43% N/A
20 Nov 1806 Drury Lane The Vindictive Man, The Lying Valet No No No £220 16s 6d 42% N/A
Download Export