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 %
12 Apr 1738 Covent Garden The Chances, The Honest Yorkshireman, Je ne scai quoi, Since Times Are So Bad, Peasant, Sailors No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 Nov 1739 Drury Lane The Chances, Harlequin Grand Volgi, Grand Ballet, Ballet, Le Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1739 Drury Lane The Chances, Harlequin Grand Volgi, Grand Ballet, Ballet, La Tambourine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
07 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances, Shepherds Holiday No No No £190 N/A N/A
08 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances, The Pandours No No No £140 N/A N/A
12 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances, Shepherds Holiday No No No £160 N/A N/A
14 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances No No No £200 N/A N/A
16 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances No No No £200 N/A N/A
19 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances No Yes No £210 N/A N/A
21 Nov 1754 Drury Lane The Chances No No No £180 N/A N/A
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
14 Mar 1757 Drury Lane The Chances, The Apprentice No No No £190 N/A N/A
03 Apr 1758 Drury Lane The Chances, The Apprentice No No Yes £170 N/A N/A
13 Apr 1758 Drury Lane The Chances, The Upholsterer Yes No No £120 76% N/A
22 Apr 1772 Drury Lane The Chances, A Trip to Scotland, The Sailors' Revels, Lincos Travels No No Yes £161 6d 43% N/A
21 Apr 1773 Drury Lane The Chances, A Trip to Scotland Yes Yes No £256 12s 64% N/A
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