The Merry Wives of Windsor (1602)

Author
William Shakespeare
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
£22,047 18s £14,854 6s (67.4%) £7,193 12s (32.6%)
1732 - 1809
£22,047 18s - (100%) £14,854 6s (67.4%) £7,193 12s (32.6%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
232 169 63
1732 - 1809
232 169 63
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
29 May 1740 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Parting Lovers, Grand Ballet, Comic Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
15 Oct 1740 Drury Lane The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Robin Goodfellow, Peasant Dance No No No Unknown N/A N/A
05 Jan 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Orpheus and Eurydice Yes No No £136 17s 6d N/A N/A
16 Jan 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No £90 7s N/A N/A
10 Feb 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Orpheus and Eurydice Yes No No £140 2s N/A N/A
04 May 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Dragon of Wantley, Comic Dance, Pierots No No Yes £110 N/A N/A
10 Oct 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Necromancer No No No Unknown N/A N/A
16 Nov 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Dec 1741 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Perseus and Andromeda No No No Unknown N/A N/A
29 Jan 1742 Covent Garden The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Orpheus and Eurydice No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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