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 %
04 Dec 1780 Covent Garden The Islanders, The Lyar, The Humours of Leixlip No Yes No £278 12s 6d 57% N/A
02 Jan 1781 Drury Lane Zara, The Lyar, The Countryman Deceiv'd No No No £103 4s 29% N/A
11 Jan 1781 Drury Lane The Lord Of The Manor, The Lyar No No No £182 1s 6d 39% N/A
17 May 1781 Drury Lane Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave, The Lyar, The Devonshire Minuet, Tally Ho!, The Butterfly No No Yes £208 9s 6d N/A N/A
14 Dec 1781 Drury Lane The Carnival Of Venice, The Lyar No No No £148 4s 49% N/A
13 Apr 1782 Drury Lane The Fair Circassian, The Lyar, The Distress'd Lovers No No No £70 17s 6d N/A N/A
22 May 1782 Drury Lane The Fair American, The Lyar No No No £91 19s 6d 69% N/A
26 Oct 1782 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Mill, The Lyar, Devonshire Minuet No No No £113 15s 38% N/A
30 Nov 1782 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Lyar, Minuet de la Cour, Hornpipe No No No £67 17s 6d 24% N/A
15 Feb 1783 Drury Lane Isabella, The Lyar No No No £293 3s 6d 55% N/A
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