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 %
21 Mar 1765 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, The Fairy Tale, The Irish Milkmaids, The Medley No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Apr 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Fairy Tale, The Medley Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Dec 1765 Drury Lane The Plain Dealer, A Fairy Tale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1765 Drury Lane The Foundling, A Fairy Tale No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
11 Feb 1766 Drury Lane Much Ado About Nothing, A Fairy Tale No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Feb 1766 Drury Lane Almena, A Fairy Tale, Comic Dance, Hearts of Oak No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Apr 1766 Drury Lane The Rival Queens, A Fairy Tale, The Irish Lilt No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
12 Apr 1766 Drury Lane Falstaffs Wedding, A Fairy Tale, Hearts of Oak No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 May 1766 Drury Lane The Tempest, A Fairy Tale, Hearts of Oak No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
19 May 1766 Drury Lane A Bold Stroke For A Wife, A Fairy Tale, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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