The Irish Widow (1772)

Author
David Garrick
Author
Molière
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
£22,913 12s 7d £2,054 18s 6d (9%) £20,858 14s 1d (91%)
1732 - 1809
£22,913 12s 7d - (100%) £2,054 18s 6d (9%) £20,858 14s 1d (91%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
139 11 128
1732 - 1809
139 11 128
Notes
Based on Molière's Le Marriage Forcè (1664).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
10 Dec 1774 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £146 12s 6d N/A N/A
29 Dec 1774 Drury Lane Every Man In His Humour, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £252 8s N/A N/A
17 Jan 1775 Drury Lane The Choleric Man, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No Yes £171 6s 6d N/A N/A
24 Jan 1775 Drury Lane Matilda, The Irish Widow No No Yes £186 3s N/A N/A
21 Feb 1775 Drury Lane Braganza, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £214 3s 6d N/A N/A
16 Mar 1775 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Oaks, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £213 13s 6d N/A N/A
21 Mar 1775 Drury Lane Timanthes, The Irish Widow, The Grand Provencalle Dance, The Irish Fair Yes No Yes £259 15s 6d N/A N/A
21 Apr 1775 Drury Lane The Recruiting Officer, The Irish Widow, The Grand Garland Dance, The Irish Fair No No Yes £153 8s 6d N/A N/A
03 Oct 1775 Drury Lane King Richard III, The Theatrical Candidates, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £263 6s 100% N/A
18 Oct 1775 Drury Lane As You Like It, The Irish Widow, The Merry Peasants, The Irish Fair No Yes No £260 12s N/A N/A
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