The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! (1633)

Author
James Shirley
Author
Anonymous/unknown
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
£330 10s £330 10s (100%) £0 (0%)
1732 - 1809
£330 10s - (100%) £330 10s (100%) £0 (0%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
2 2 0
1732 - 1809
2 2 0
Notes
Altered from Shirley by an unknown writer. Possibly Edward Topham, author of the epilogue?
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
24 Apr 1786 Covent Garden The Bird In A Cage Or Money Works Wonders, The Drummer or The Haunted House, Grand Dance, The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd No No Yes £281 17s 6d 55% N/A
11 May 1786 Covent Garden The Bird In A Cage, Small Talk or The Westminster Boy, Grand Dance, Leap Year No No Yes £267 8s 6d 57% N/A

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