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
£30,958 18s 3d £8,344 19s 3d (27%) £22,613 19s (73%)
1732 - 1809
£30,958 18s 3d - (100%) £8,344 19s 3d (27%) £22,613 19s (73%)
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 %
17 May 1748 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Lying Valet, Savoyards, Dutch Dance, Tambourine Yes No No £83 12s 100% N/A
18 May 1748 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Lying Valet, Comic Dance, Pastoral Dance No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
13 Sep 1748 Drury Lane The Relapse Or Virtue In Danger, The Lying Valet No No No £95 13s 100% N/A
23 Sep 1748 Covent Garden The Recruiting Officer, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Nov 1748 Drury Lane The Alchemist, The Lying Valet Yes No No £100 17s 6d N/A N/A
10 Nov 1748 Drury Lane The Orphan, The Lying Valet, Savoyards Yes No No £109 4s 6d N/A N/A
17 Nov 1748 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, The Lying Valet, L'Entree de Flore No No No £133 4s 6d 100% N/A
24 Nov 1748 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Lying Valet, Italian Cabaret No No No £127 17s 6d N/A N/A
02 Dec 1748 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, The Lying Valet No No No £113 11s N/A N/A
22 Dec 1748 Drury Lane The Provok'd Wife, The Lying Valet No No No £126 1s 6d N/A N/A
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