The School for Wives (1773)

Author
Hugh Kelly
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£7,538 9s £2,357 12s 6d (31.3%) £5,180 16s 6d (68.7%)
1732 - 1809
£7,538 9s - (100%) £2,357 12s 6d (31.3%) £5,180 16s 6d (68.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
44 16 28
1732 - 1809
44 16 28
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
11 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The School For Wives, Polly Honeycomb No No No £244 15s 6d 68% N/A
20 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Old Maid No No No £242 19s 6d 60% N/A
22 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The School For Wives, A Trip to Scotland No No Yes £232 10s 6d N/A N/A
23 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Irish Widow, The Irish Fair No No No £241 16s 74% N/A
31 Dec 1773 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Musical Lady No No No £236 11s 65% N/A
03 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The School For Wives, High Life below Stairs No No Yes £240 11s 6d N/A N/A
05 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Anatomist No No No £219 14s 6d 47% N/A
07 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Lyar No No No £220 11s 52% N/A
10 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Lying Valet No No Yes £212 3s 6d N/A N/A
12 Jan 1774 Drury Lane The School For Wives, The Deserter No Yes No £255 18s 6d 58% N/A
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