Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End (1781)

Author
Anonymous/unknown
Author
Molière
Work Type
Afterpiece
Genre
Farce
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
£9,081 5s £9,081 5s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£9,081 5s - (100%) £9,081 5s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
54 54 0
1732 - 1809
54 54 0
Notes
Based on Molière's 'George Dandin' (1668).
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
16 Nov 1793 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, Hornpipe, The Town and Harbour of Toulon, Barnaby Brittle No No No £201 9s 6d 100% N/A
29 May 1794 Covent Garden The Deserter, The Siege Of Meaux, Barnaby Brittle No No Yes £88 13s N/A N/A
04 Feb 1800 Covent Garden Ramah Droog, Barnaby Brittle No No No £263 10s 33% N/A
06 May 1801 Covent Garden The Blind Girl; or, A Receipt for Beauty, Barnaby Brittle, The Naval Pillar No No No £210 7s 33% N/A
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