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
£27,895 16s £2,095 16s (7.5%) £25,800 (92.5%)
1732 - 1809
£27,895 16s - (100%) £2,095 16s (7.5%) £25,800 (92.5%)
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 %
20 Sep 1788 Drury Lane George Barnwell, The Lyar No No No £111 8s 6d 100% N/A
25 Sep 1788 Drury Lane The Jealous Wife, The Lyar No No No £170 4s 100% N/A
22 Oct 1788 Drury Lane She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not Or The Kind Imposter, The Lyar No No No £138 12s 6d 36% N/A
24 Nov 1788 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Lyar No No No £183 18s 6d 49% N/A
29 Jan 1789 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Lyar No No No £160 16s 40% N/A
12 Feb 1789 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Lyar No No No £103 13s 32% N/A
09 May 1789 Drury Lane Mary Queen Of Scots, The Lyar No No Yes £137 15s 6d N/A N/A
12 Jun 1789 Drury Lane The Confederacy, The Lyar, The Irish Bird Catchers, O What a Charming Thing's a Battle No No Yes £256 13s 37% N/A
14 May 1790 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Bucks Lodge, The Lyar No No Yes £302 39% N/A
14 Sep 1790 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Liar No No No £217 11s 6d 100% N/A
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