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 %
05 Apr 1793 Covent Garden The Armourer, The Follies of a Day No No No £146 18s N/A N/A
24 May 1793 Covent Garden King Henry The Eighth, The Sailor's Festival, The Follies of A Day No No Yes £283 7s 56% N/A
19 Oct 1793 Covent Garden The Beggar's Opera, The Follies of a Day, Hornpipe No No No £217 1s 6d 100% N/A
17 Dec 1793 Covent Garden Inkle And Yarico, The Follies Of A Day, Dermot and Kathlane No No No £159 16s 6d 100% N/A
25 Feb 1794 Covent Garden The Travellers In Switzerland, The Follies Of A Day, The Savoyard No No No £331 8s 100% N/A
02 May 1794 Covent Garden Robin Hood, Naples Bay or The British Seamen at Anchor, The Follies Of A Day, Medley Hornpipe, Black Eyed Susan No No Yes £396 12s 6d 22% N/A
09 May 1794 Covent Garden Hartford Bridge, The Follies Of A Day, Love And Honor or Britannia in Full Glory at Spithead, The Prisoner At Large, The Lucky Escape, Evening Water Parted From the Sea, Sally in Our Alley No No Yes £272 19s 19% N/A
05 Jun 1794 Covent Garden The Widow Of Malabar, The Follies Of A Day, The Farmer No No Yes £255 16s 18% N/A
03 Oct 1794 Covent Garden The Castle Of Andalusia, The Follies of a Day No No No £201 5s 100% N/A
22 Apr 1795 Covent Garden The Jealous Wife, The British Recruit, The Follies of a Day, The Mid Watch, Tho' Hurricanes rattle, tho' Tempests appear No No Yes £335 2s 6d 49% N/A
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