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 %
19 Mar 1785 Drury Lane The Carmelite, The Critic No No No £266 4s 6d N/A N/A
04 Apr 1785 Drury Lane The Double Dealer, The Critic, Comic Dance No No Yes £236 13s 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
04 Oct 1785 Drury Lane The Natural Son, The Critic No No No £162 18s 6d 100% N/A
10 Oct 1785 Drury Lane Othello, The Critic No No No £163 5s 6d 44% N/A
31 Oct 1785 Drury Lane The Wonder, The Critic No No No £120 13s 6d 35% N/A
12 Dec 1785 Drury Lane The Strangers At Home, The Critic No No No £216 6s 6d 58% N/A
27 Feb 1786 Drury Lane The Country Girl, The Critic No No No £126 9s 6d 32% N/A
06 May 1786 Drury Lane Percy, The Critic No No No £218 12s 6d N/A N/A
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