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 %
15 Apr 1768 Drury Lane Cymon, The Lyar, A Search After Scrubs No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Apr 1768 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Lyar No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
30 Apr 1768 Drury Lane The Provoked Husband, The Lyar, The Cowkeepers, Bucks Have At Ye All, New Comic Dance, The Cotillion No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
09 May 1768 Drury Lane The Way To Keep Him, The Lyar, Double Hornpipe, The Medley No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Nov 1768 Drury Lane The Hypocrite, The Lyar No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Dec 1768 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Lyar No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Feb 1769 Drury Lane The School For Rakes, The Lyar, New Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
27 Feb 1769 Drury Lane The Fatal Discovery, The Lyar No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 May 1769 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Lyar, Hornpipe No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
13 Dec 1769 Drury Lane Jane Shore, The Lyar No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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