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 %
20 May 1743 Drury Lane The Merchant Of Venice, The Lying Valet, Serious Ballet, Tyrolean Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Sep 1743 Drury Lane Love For Love, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Sep 1743 Drury Lane The Busy Body, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Sep 1743 Drury Lane The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Sep 1743 Drury Lane Cato, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Sep 1743 Drury Lane Oroonoko, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Oct 1743 Drury Lane The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Oct 1743 Covent Garden The Double Gallant Or The Sick Lady's Cure, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1743 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Lying Valet No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Oct 1743 Drury Lane Cato, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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