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 %
02 Jan 1748 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Lying Valet No No No £191 1s N/A N/A
26 Jan 1748 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, The Lying Valet, Savoyards, Dutch Dance Yes No No £107 3s 6d N/A N/A
02 Feb 1748 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Lying Valet No No No £174 4s 6d N/A N/A
08 Feb 1748 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Lying Valet No No No £190 11s 6d N/A N/A
01 Mar 1748 Drury Lane King Lear, The Lying Valet No No No £193 16s 100% N/A
07 Mar 1748 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Lying Valet No No Yes £250 N/A N/A
26 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, The Lying Valet, Polish Dance, Dutch Dance, Minuet, Pastoral Dance, The Louvre No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
28 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Lying Valet Yes No Yes £240 N/A N/A
25 Apr 1748 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, The Lying Valet, Savoyards, Pastoral Dance Yes No Yes £210 N/A N/A
11 May 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Lying Valet, Tambourine, Comic Dance, Dutch Dance Yes No No £139 7s 6d 100% N/A
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