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 %
11 Mar 1800 Drury Lane The Egyptian Festival, The Liar No No No £320 18s 6d 59% N/A
05 Apr 1800 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Liar No No No £524 4s 6d 64% N/A
10 May 1800 Drury Lane Indiscretion, The Liar, I Rise with the Morn, Glee No No No £220 16s 6d 70% N/A
04 Dec 1800 Drury Lane King John; or, England Invaded, The Liar No No No £218 11s 6d 55% N/A
08 Dec 1800 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Liar No No No £366 17s 57% N/A
05 Jan 1801 Drury Lane Pizarro, The Liar No No No £308 3s 44% N/A
30 Apr 1801 Drury Lane Castle Spectre, Liar No No No £183 7s 46% N/A
16 May 1801 Drury Lane Adelmorn, The Outlaw, The Liar No No No £160 15s 52% N/A
10 Jun 1801 Drury Lane As You Like It, Liar No No Yes £68 5s 6d N/A N/A
02 Nov 1801 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Liar No No No £126 16s 6d 31% N/A
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