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The Spanish Barber; or The Fruitless Precaution (1777)

Mainpiece

Comedy

Musical

First performed at the Haymarket in September 1777. Based on Pierre de Beaumarchais's 'Le Barbier de Séville; or, La Précaution Inutile' (1775).

Covent Garden

Drury Lane

Show mainpieces/afterpieces only

1732

1809

Dates	Theatre	Performances	Requested	Commands	Benefit	Revenue	Available Revenue %	Capacity %
21 Apr 1788	Drury Lane	Transformation Or The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself, The Spanish Barber, The Invisible Mistress	No	No	Yes	£286 11s	52%	N/A
16 Nov 1795	Drury Lane	Douglas, The Spanish Barber	No	No	No	£272 17s	59%	N/A
18 Nov 1795	Drury Lane	The Wheel Of Fortune, The Spanish Barber	No	No	No	£155 1s	50%	N/A
19 Nov 1795	Drury Lane	Twelfth Night, The Spanish Barber	No	No	No	£252 9s 6d	57%	N/A
01 Dec 1795	Drury Lane	The Spanish Barber, The Child of Nature, The Spoiled Child	No	No	No	£323 9s	66%	N/A
08 Dec 1795	Drury Lane	The Spanish Barber, The Child of Nature, The Spoiled Child	No	No	No	£284 12s	68%	N/A
15 Dec 1795	Drury Lane	The Spanish Barber, The Child of Nature, The Spoiled Child	No	No	No	£278 18s	67%	N/A
22 Dec 1795	Drury Lane	The Spanish Barber, The Child of Nature, The Spoiled Child	No	No	No	£250 12s	50%	N/A
29 Dec 1795	Drury Lane	The Spanish Barber, The Child of Nature, The Spoiled Child	No	No	No	£250 7s 6d	50%	N/A

Performances

Commands

Drury Lane

Transformation Or The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself, The Spanish Barber, The Invisible Mistress