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 %
13 Dec 1784 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Arthur and Emmeline No No No £177 12s N/A N/A
31 Jan 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Caldron No No No £238 1s 6d N/A N/A
14 Feb 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Liberty Hall No No No £217 1s 6d N/A N/A
14 Mar 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, Liberty Hall No No No £159 11s N/A N/A
30 Mar 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The School Boy, The Soldier Tired of War's Alarms No No Yes £291 3s N/A N/A
02 May 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Humourist No No No £164 16s N/A N/A
30 May 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Critic No No No £222 12s 6d 100% N/A
20 Sep 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Critic No No No £228 8s 6d 100% N/A
03 Dec 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Romp No No No £259 11s 69% N/A
19 Dec 1785 Drury Lane The School For Scandal, The Jubilee No No No £209 11s 6d 47% N/A
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