The Foundling (1748)

Author
Edward Moore
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£6,259 17s 4d £1,379 3s (22%) £4,880 14s 4d (78%)
1732 - 1809
£6,259 17s 4d - (100%) £1,379 3s (22%) £4,880 14s 4d (78%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
45 7 38
1732 - 1809
45 7 38
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
29 Feb 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling No No No £174 13s N/A N/A
05 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling No No No £169 2s 6d N/A N/A
17 Mar 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Dragon of Wantly Yes No No £163 6s N/A N/A
16 Apr 1748 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Dragon of Wantly, Tambourine, Comic Dance, Dutch Dance No No No £118 11s 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
20 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Virgin Unmasked, Savoyards, New Scotch Dance Yes No No £144 17s 6d N/A N/A
21 Jan 1749 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Lying Valet, New Scotch Dance Yes No No £145 3s N/A N/A
11 Mar 1749 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Lottery No No Yes £180 N/A N/A
26 Mar 1750 Drury Lane The Foundling, Miss in Her Teens, Comic Dance, L'Entree de Flore No No Yes £131 4s 6d 51% N/A
10 Apr 1764 Drury Lane The Foundling, Polly Honeycomb, The Shepherdesses, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £216 7s 6d N/A N/A
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