The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement (1775)

Author
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Composer
Thomas Linley Sr.
Composer
Thomas Linley Junior
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
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
£45,842 2s £38,064 17s 6d (83%) £7,777 4s 6d (17%)
1732 - 1809
£45,842 2s - (100%) £38,064 17s 6d (83%) £7,777 4s 6d (17%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
292 268 24
1732 - 1809
292 268 24
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
19 Dec 1781 Covent Garden The Duenna, Tom Thumb, The Double Surprise No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
02 Feb 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Choice of Harlequin No No No £194 18s 55% N/A
26 Feb 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, Tom Thumb, Palemon and Lavinia, The Huntsman's Street Halloo, Friends All Five, If O'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, Push About the Jorum, The Wanton God No No Yes £282 14s 52% N/A
04 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, Barnaby Brittle or A Wife at her Wits End, The Gala, Allemande, Cotillons, Grand Figure, Minuet, Quadrilles No No Yes £186 19s 6d 61% N/A
30 Apr 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Deserter, The Gala No No Yes £198 19s 63% N/A
15 May 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Touchstone No No Yes £208 5s 58% N/A
09 Oct 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, Three Weeks after Marriage, Masquerade scene, Minuet No No No £253 16s 6d 100% N/A
16 Oct 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Positive Man, Masquerade scene, Minuet No No No £197 19s 6d 67% N/A
30 Oct 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, St Patrick's Day No No No £133 16s 6d 36% N/A
05 Dec 1782 Covent Garden The Duenna, Lord Mayor's Day No No No £175 6s 6d 68% N/A
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