The Fairy Tale (1763)

Author
George Colman, the elder
Author
William Shakespeare
Work Type
Afterpiece
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
£2,532 14s 6d £0 (0%) £2,532 14s 6d (100%)
1732 - 1809
£2,532 14s 6d - (100%) £0 (0%) £2,532 14s 6d (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
43 0 43
1732 - 1809
43 0 43
Notes
Based on Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer NIght's Dream' (1596-7).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
13 Feb 1764 Drury Lane Philaster, The Fairy Tale, The Provancalle Yes No No £159 18s 6d N/A N/A
15 Feb 1764 Drury Lane The Suspicious Husband, The Fairy Tale No No No £118 16s 6d N/A N/A
03 Mar 1764 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Fairy Tale No No No £231 19s N/A N/A
06 Mar 1764 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Fairy Tale No No No £167 2s N/A N/A
05 May 1764 Drury Lane The Orphan Of China, The Fairy Tale, The Irish Lilt No No Yes £47 4s 6d N/A N/A
08 May 1764 Drury Lane The Roman Father, The Fairy Tale, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 May 1764 Drury Lane The Provok'd Husband, The Fairy Tale, The CowKeepers Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 May 1764 Drury Lane Rule A Wife, The Fairy Tale, Hornpipe, The Provancalle No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1764 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Fairy Tale, Double Hornpipe, Minuet, The Carpenters and the Fruit Dealers, The Gypsies No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Sep 1764 Drury Lane Romeo And Juliet, The Fairy Tale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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