The Chances (1617)

Author
John Fletcher
Author
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (1682)
Author
David Garrick (1773)
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
£12,975 2s 6d £3,375 2s (26%) £9,600 6d (74%)
1732 - 1809
£12,975 2s 6d - (100%) £3,375 2s (26%) £9,600 6d (74%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
84 24 60
1732 - 1809
84 24 60
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
26 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances, The School of Anacreon Yes No No £170 N/A N/A
28 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances, The School of Anacreon Yes No No £150 N/A N/A
04 Dec 1754 Drury Lane The Chances, The School of Anacreon, The Shepherds Holiday Yes No No £150 N/A N/A
14 Dec 1754 Drury Lane The Chances, The Genii Yes No No £180 N/A N/A
04 Apr 1755 Drury Lane The Chances, Miss in Her Teens No No Yes £210 N/A N/A
16 May 1755 Drury Lane The Chances, Britannia Yes No No £120 N/A N/A
28 Nov 1755 Drury Lane The Chances, The Tragedy of Tragedies No No No £150 N/A N/A
15 Dec 1755 Drury Lane The Chances, The Tragedy of Tragedies, Pantomime Dance Yes No No £160 N/A N/A
27 Apr 1756 Drury Lane The Chances, The Genii No No Yes £180 N/A N/A
26 Jan 1757 Drury Lane The Chances, The Reprisal No No No £190 N/A N/A
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