The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro (1784)

Author
Thomas Holcroft
Composer
William Shield
Author
Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
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
£18,461 8s 6d £12,284 1s (66.5%) £6,177 7s 6d (33.5%)
1732 - 1809
£18,461 8s 6d - (100%) £12,284 1s (66.5%) £6,177 7s 6d (33.5%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
128 95 33
1732 - 1809
128 95 33
Notes
Adapted from Beaumarchais' 'The Marriage of Figaro' (1784). Performed as an afterpiece from 1789.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
14 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day Or The Marriage Of Figaro, The Citizen No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, Midas No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, Rosina, Leap Year, or A New Way of Wooing No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Mock Doctor, The Mountaineers, or The Woodland Sports No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Poor Soldier, The Belle of the Village No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, Retaliation, Leap Year, or A New Way of Wooing No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
22 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Devil upon Two Sticks No No No Unknown N/A N/A
31 Dec 1784 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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