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
£29,522 19s 7d £2,664 6s 6d (9%) £26,858 13s 1d (91%)
1732 - 1809
£29,522 19s 7d - (100%) £2,664 6s 6d (9%) £26,858 13s 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 %
14 Nov 1772 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £158 17s 58% N/A
21 Nov 1772 Drury Lane The Beggar's Opera, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair, Allemande, Minuet No No No £141 2s 41% N/A
05 Dec 1772 Drury Lane King Arthur, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £157 1s 6d 43% N/A
12 Dec 1772 Drury Lane The Gamesters, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair Yes No No £138 4s 6d 51% N/A
27 Jan 1773 Drury Lane Cymon, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £232 15s 6d 56% N/A
11 Feb 1773 Drury Lane The Conscious Lovers, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £159 3s 57% N/A
15 Feb 1773 Drury Lane The Gamesters, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £166 3s 49% N/A
22 Feb 1773 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Mill, The Irish Widow, Comic Dance, The Irish Fair No No No £168 10s 46% N/A
29 Apr 1773 Drury Lane Othello, The Irish Widow, Comic Dance, The Irish Fair No No Yes £253 4s 6d N/A N/A
22 May 1773 Drury Lane Zara, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair, The Recruiting Serjeant Yes No No £215 13s 1d 91% N/A
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