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 %
06 Apr 1754 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Lying Valet, Les Taileurs, Italian Peasants Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Apr 1754 Covent Garden The Funeral, The Lying Valet, Italian Peasants, Dutch Dance, Les Charboniers, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 May 1754 Covent Garden The City Wives Confederacy, The Lying Valet, No Never, Dutch Dance, If Love's a Sweet Passion No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
21 May 1754 Drury Lane The Relapse, The Lying Valet, The Pierrots Dance, Hornpipe No No Yes £200 N/A N/A
23 Sep 1754 Covent Garden The Merchant Of Venice, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Sep 1754 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Lying Valet No No No £100 100% N/A
27 Sep 1754 Covent Garden The Provok'd Wife, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Oct 1754 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Lying Valet No No No £100 N/A N/A
02 Nov 1754 Covent Garden Hamlet, The Lying Valet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Nov 1754 Covent Garden The Constant Couple, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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