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 %
25 Apr 1744 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Lying Valet Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1744 Drury Lane The Constant Couple, The Lying Valet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 May 1744 Drury Lane The Careless Husband, The Lying Valet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1744 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Lying Valet, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Sep 1744 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Oct 1744 Drury Lane The Inconstant Or The Way To Win Him, The Lying Valet, Grand Sailors Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1744 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Lying Valet No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Feb 1745 Drury Lane Richard III, The Lying Valet Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
06 Apr 1745 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, The Lying Valet, New Grand Dance, Gentle Shepherd No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
20 Apr 1745 Drury Lane The Provoked Wife, The Lying Valet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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