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 %
28 Oct 1766 Drury Lane The Country Girl, A Fairy Tale No No No £85 7s 40% N/A
31 Oct 1766 Drury Lane The Alchemist, A Fairy Tale No No No £259 13s 64% N/A
28 Apr 1767 Drury Lane The Fair Penitent, A Fairy Tale, Hearts of Oak No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
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