The School for Scandal (1777)

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
£66,271 12s £456 15s 6d (0.7%) £65,814 16s 6d (99.3%)
1732 - 1809
£66,271 12s - (100%) £456 15s 6d (0.7%) £65,814 16s 6d (99.3%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
295 2 293
1732 - 1809
295 2 293
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
21 Feb 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Maid of the Oaks, Minuet de la Cour No No No £221 3s 6d 47% N/A
19 Mar 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Divorce, The Distress'd Lovers No No Yes £274 17s 6d 50% N/A
23 Mar 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Maid of the Oaks No No Yes £255 6s 48% N/A
03 Apr 1782 Drury Lane The Election, The School for Scandal, The Critic No No No £162 17s 42% N/A
16 Apr 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Divorce, The Distress'd Lovers, Tally Ho! No No Yes £286 10s 6d 51% N/A
26 Apr 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Alchymist, The Distress'd Lovers No No Yes £235 9s 6d 60% N/A
17 May 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Maid of the Oaks, Minuet, Gavot No No Yes £152 8s 62% N/A
26 Sep 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Robinson Crusoe No No No £193 13s 6d 100% N/A
22 Oct 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Who's the Dupe, The Irish Fair No No No £113 10s 6d 42% N/A
24 Oct 1782 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Robinson Crusoe No Yes No £249 17s 63% N/A
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