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 %
05 Oct 1790 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower, The Liar No No No £158 4s 6d 54% N/A
09 Oct 1790 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower, The Liar No No No £289 7s 6d 100% N/A
13 Jan 1791 Drury Lane The Siege Of Belgrade, The Liar No No Yes £256 19s 6d N/A N/A
01 Feb 1791 Drury Lane The Siege Of Belgrade, The Liar No No No £291 12s 64% N/A
31 May 1791 Drury Lane The Runaway, The Liar No No Yes £38 1s 6d N/A N/A
08 Oct 1791 Drury Lane Poor Old Drury, The Haunted Tower, The Liar No No No £377 15s 100% N/A
25 Sep 1792 Drury Lane King Henry The Fifth Or The Conquest Of France, The Liar No No No £169 9s 6d 100% N/A
06 Nov 1792 Drury Lane The Haunted Tower, The Liar No No No £103 8s 28% N/A
20 Nov 1792 Drury Lane The Inconstant, The Liar No No No £74 6s 6d 24% N/A
28 Jan 1793 Drury Lane Cymon, The Liar No No No £170 11s 36% N/A
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