The Fairies (1755)

Composer
John Christopher Smith
Author
David Garrick
Author
William Shakespeare
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Ballad Opera/Burletta/Opera
Performance Medium
Musical
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
£1,720 £0 (0%) £1,720 (100%)
1732 - 1809
£1,720 - (100%) £0 (0%) £1,720 (100%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
11 0 11
1732 - 1809
11 0 11
Notes
Based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
03 Feb 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies, Comic Dance No No No £200 N/A N/A
06 Feb 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies, Comic Dance No No No £140 N/A N/A
10 Feb 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
13 Feb 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies, Comic Dance No No No £180 N/A N/A
17 Feb 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies, The Shepherds Holiday No No No £160 N/A N/A
20 Feb 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies, Shepherds Holiday No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
24 Feb 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies, Comic Dance No No No £160 N/A N/A
03 Mar 1755 Drury Lane Fairies, Comic Dance No No No £140 N/A N/A
10 Mar 1755 Drury Lane The Fairies, Comic Dance No No Yes £160 N/A N/A
29 Oct 1755 Drury Lane The Opera Of The Fairies No No No £140 N/A N/A
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