Rule a Wife and Have a Wife (1624)

Author
John Fletcher
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
£26,077 14s £10,511 10s 6d (40.3%) £15,566 3s 6d (59.7%)
1732 - 1809
£26,077 14s - (100%) £10,511 10s 6d (40.3%) £15,566 3s 6d (59.7%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
249 130 119
1732 - 1809
249 130 119
Notes
Published in 1640.
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
29 Apr 1742 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Orpheus and Eurydice, Louvre, Minuet No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
03 Nov 1742 Drury Lane Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Miss Lucy in Town, Les Matelotes, Concerto, Turkish Seraglio No No No £35 5s N/A N/A
30 Sep 1743 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Old Man Taught Wisdom or The Virgin Unmaskd No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Mar 1746 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Phebe, Peasant, Les Allemandes No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
10 Feb 1748 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, The Royal Chace No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Mar 1748 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Apollo and Daphne No No No Unknown N/A N/A
18 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife And Have A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda Yes No No £98 2s 56% N/A
19 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £93 18s 6d 57% N/A
20 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £82 17s 6d 34% N/A
29 Jan 1750 Covent Garden Rule A Wife, Perseus and Andromeda No No No £100 14s 6d 45% N/A
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