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 %
23 Mar 1772 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Lyar, The Sailors' Revels No No No £265 18s 57% N/A
19 Sep 1772 Drury Lane Cymbeline, The Lyar, The Sailors' Revels No No No £156 15s 6d 100% N/A
27 Nov 1772 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Lyar No No No £250 4s 62% N/A
22 Jan 1773 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Lyar No No No £258 1s 6d 62% N/A
01 Jun 1773 Drury Lane The West Indian, The Lyar, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes £259 8s 6d 100% N/A
06 Oct 1773 Drury Lane Every Man In His Humour, The Lyar, The Mountaineers No No No £230 14s 6d 71% N/A
09 Nov 1773 Drury Lane The Fair Quaker Or Humours Of The Navy, The Lyar No No No £245 6s 63% N/A
09 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The Stratagem, The Lyar, The Sailors' Revels Yes No No £259 1s 64% N/A
07 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Lyar No No No £220 11s 52% N/A
21 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Lyar Yes No No £246 18s 6d 59% N/A
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