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
£24,062 19s 6d £16,180 2s 6d (67.2%) £7,882 17s (32.8%)
1732 - 1809
£24,062 19s 6d - (100%) £16,180 2s 6d (67.2%) £7,882 17s (32.8%)
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 %
04 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
11 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
13 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
22 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
25 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1785 Covent Garden The Follies Of A Day, The Magic Cavern No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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