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 %
13 Apr 1774 Drury Lane The Chances, The Lyar, The Irish Fair No Yes Yes £249 9s 6d N/A N/A
08 Nov 1774 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Lyar No No No £204 17s 6d N/A N/A
24 Nov 1774 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Lyar No No No £228 15s N/A N/A
21 Dec 1774 Drury Lane The Choleric Man, The Lyar, The Sailors' Revels No No Yes £151 1s 6d N/A N/A
19 Jan 1775 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Lyar No No No £203 4s 6d N/A N/A
22 Apr 1775 Covent Garden Theodosius Or The Force Of Love, The Lyar, The Vintage Festival, Minuet, The Frolick No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
28 Sep 1775 Drury Lane Venice Preserved, The Theatrical Candidates, The Lyar No No No £238 17s 100% N/A
28 Nov 1775 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Lyar No No No £124 19s N/A N/A
30 Nov 1775 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Lyar, New Spanish Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
04 Dec 1775 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Lyar, New Spanish Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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