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 %
09 Jan 1793 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Divorce No No No £101 18s 6d 24% N/A
10 Jun 1793 Drury Lane The Foundling, The Quaker, New Comic Dance No No Yes £51 1s 6d N/A N/A
19 Jun 1794 Drury Lane The Foundling, Lodoiska No No No £209 19s 100% N/A
23 Oct 1804 Drury Lane The Foundling, Richard Coeur de Lion No No No £187 16s 38% N/A
01 Nov 1804 Drury Lane The Foundling, Cinderella No No No £150 8s 6d 34% N/A
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