The Rivals (1775)

Author
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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
£23,541 19s £2,734 1s (11.6%) £20,807 18s (88.4%)
1732 - 1809
£23,541 19s - (100%) £2,734 1s (11.6%) £20,807 18s (88.4%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
137 33 104
1732 - 1809
137 33 104
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 May 1778 Drury Lane The Rivals, The Waterman No No Yes £211 11s 6d 42% N/A
20 Nov 1778 Drury Lane The Rivals, The Camp No No No £127 8s N/A N/A
13 Apr 1779 Drury Lane The Rivals, Comus, Tally Ho!, Sweet Echo No No Yes £273 11s 6d N/A N/A
22 Feb 1780 Drury Lane The Rivals, Fortunatus No No No £134 8s 39% N/A
22 Apr 1780 Drury Lane The Rivals, Who's The Dupe? No No Yes £132 14s 6d 42% N/A
17 May 1780 Drury Lane The Rivals, The Genii No No Yes £40 12s 6d N/A N/A
02 Nov 1780 Drury Lane The Rivals, Bon Ton, The Irish Fair No No No £127 4s 34% N/A
03 Apr 1781 Drury Lane The Rivals, Catherine and Petruchio, Minuet de la Cour, Allemande No No Yes £195 5s 6d 31% N/A
02 May 1781 Drury Lane The Rivals, A Fete, The Deserter No No Yes £235 5s 6d 46% N/A
28 Mar 1788 Covent Garden The Rivals, The Poor Soldier, The Italian Bakers No No Yes £260 18s 6d 61% N/A
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