The Liar (1762)

Author
Samuel Foote
Author
Pierre Corneille
Work Type
Mainpiece
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
£23,853 10s 6d £1,705 16s 6d (7.2%) £22,147 14s (92.8%)
1732 - 1809
£23,853 10s 6d - (100%) £1,705 16s 6d (7.2%) £22,147 14s (92.8%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
166 22 144
1732 - 1809
166 22 144
Notes
Adapted from Corneille's Le Menteur (1644).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Jan 1762 Covent Garden The Lyar, Thomas and Sally, The Taylors No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Jan 1762 Covent Garden The Lyar, The Contrivances, The Pedlar Tricked, The French Country Gentleman No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1762 Covent Garden The Lyar, Thomas and Sally, The Pedlar Tricked, The Taylors No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1762 Covent Garden The Lyar, The Minor, The Pedlar Tricked, The French Country Gentleman No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 Dec 1767 Drury Lane The Clandestine Marriage, The Lyar No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Dec 1767 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Lyar No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1768 Drury Lane False Delicacy, The Lyar No No No Unknown N/A N/A
26 Jan 1768 Drury Lane False Delicacy, The Lyar Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
04 Feb 1768 Drury Lane Macbeth, The Lyar No No No Unknown N/A N/A
08 Mar 1768 Drury Lane Zenobia, The Lyar Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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