Theatronomics

The Irish Widow (1772)

Afterpiece

Farce

Spoken Drama

Based on Molière's Le Marriage Forcè (1664).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
02 May 1778	Drury Lane	Love In A Village, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour, Hornpipe, The Sailors' Revels	No	No	Yes	£153 5s	39%	N/A
09 May 1778	Drury Lane	Cymon, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair	No	No	Yes	£182 6d	61%	N/A
12 May 1778	Drury Lane	The Rivals, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour	No	No	Yes	£298 9s 6d	38%	N/A
14 May 1778	Drury Lane	As You Like It, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour, He's Aye Kissing Me, Stand to Your Guns, My Hearts of Oak	No	No	Yes	£132 16s	43%	N/A
18 May 1778	Drury Lane	The Old Batchelor, The Irish Widow, Hornpipe, He's Aye Kissing Me, Minuet de la Cour	No	No	Yes	£287 5s	32%	N/A
20 May 1778	Drury Lane	The School For Scandal, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour	No	No	No	£233 2s 6d	85%	N/A
22 May 1778	Drury Lane	The Runaway, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour	No	No	Yes	£309 16s	65%	N/A
28 May 1778	Drury Lane	The School For Scandal, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour	No	No	No	£216 4s 6d	100%	N/A
19 Sep 1778	Drury Lane	Hamlet, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour, Allemande	No	No	No	£157 14s 6d	100%	N/A
30 Nov 1778	Drury Lane	The Fathers Or The Good Natur'd Man, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour, Allemande	No	No	No	£210 11s 6d	N/A	N/A

Performances

Commands

Drury Lane

Love In A Village, The Irish Widow, Minuet de la Cour, Hornpipe, The Sailors' Revels