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
£5,473 7s 4d £1,030 3s (18.8%) £4,443 4s 4d (81.2%)
1732 - 1809
£5,473 7s 4d - (100%) £1,030 3s (18.8%) £4,443 4s 4d (81.2%)
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 %
03 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Foundling, Fortunatus No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Oct 1765 Drury Lane The Foundling, Daphne and Amintor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1765 Drury Lane The Foundling, A Fairy Tale No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Nov 1767 Drury Lane The Foundling, A Peep behind the Curtain, Hearts of Oak No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Dec 1767 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Elopement No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Feb 1770 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Jubilee No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Oct 1770 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Elopement No No No Unknown N/A N/A
21 Mar 1782 Drury Lane The Foundling, Linco's Travels, The Alchymist No No Yes £246 13s 6d 47% N/A
04 Apr 1782 Drury Lane The Election, The Foundling, The Gentle Shepherd No No No £94 12s 39% N/A
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