The Critic (1781)

Author
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Work Type
Afterpiece
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
£28,093 4s £1,087 13s (3.9%) £27,005 11s (96.1%)
1732 - 1809
£28,093 4s - (100%) £1,087 13s (3.9%) £27,005 11s (96.1%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
136 4 132
1732 - 1809
136 4 132
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
12 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Tempest, The Critic, Dance of Spirits, Dance of Fantastic Spirits No No No £115 8s 6d 48% N/A
20 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Critic, Sheep Shearing Song No No No £188 8s 55% N/A
22 Nov 1779 Drury Lane A Bold Stroke For A Wife, The Critic No No No £185 14s 61% N/A
23 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Critic No No No £194 15s 6d 75% N/A
24 Nov 1779 Drury Lane Every Man In His Humour, The Critic No No No £167 4s 6d 61% N/A
26 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Critic No No No £184 2s 69% N/A
27 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Maid Of The Mill, The Critic No No No £146 16s 72% N/A
29 Nov 1779 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Critic No No No £172 11s 6d 60% N/A
30 Nov 1779 Drury Lane A Trip To Scarborough, The Critic No No No £170 7s 6d 49% N/A
01 Dec 1779 Drury Lane The Winter's Tale, The Critic No No No £151 13s 6d 45% N/A
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