The Belle's Stratagem (1782)

Author
Hannah Cowley
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
£29,996 3s £17,984 19s (60%) £12,011 4s (40%)
1732 - 1809
£29,996 3s - (100%) £17,984 19s (60%) £12,011 4s (40%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
139 89 50
1732 - 1809
139 89 50
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
07 Jan 1803 Drury Lane Stratagem, Love & Magic No No No £264 18s 46% N/A
16 May 1803 Drury Lane Belle's Stratagem, Midas No No Yes £480 13s 6d 34% N/A
26 Apr 1804 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, The Liar No No No £118 16s 6d 45% N/A
25 Sep 1804 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, Lingo in Love; or, The Scholar a Match for the Master, No Song No Supper No No No £316 7s 6d 100% N/A
20 Oct 1804 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, The Dash; or, Who But He? No No No £326 2s 6d 65% N/A
29 Nov 1804 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, Matrimony No No No £239 12s 6d 56% N/A
04 Dec 1804 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, Matrimony No No No £197 10s 25% N/A
11 Jan 1805 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, Old Harlequin's Fire-side, Of Age Tomorrow No No No £210 9s 43% N/A
07 May 1805 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, The Soldier's Return No No No £150 10s 6d 27% N/A
08 Oct 1805 Drury Lane The Belle's Stratagem, The Soldier's Return No No No £171 7s 43% N/A
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