King Lear (1608)

Author
William Shakespeare
Author
Nahum Tate (1681)
Author
George Colman, the elder (1768)
Author
David Garrick (1756)
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Tragedy
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
£29,064 8s 6d £13,973 12s (48.1%) £15,090 16s 6d (51.9%)
1732 - 1809
£29,064 8s 6d - (100%) £13,973 12s (48.1%) £15,090 16s 6d (51.9%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
258 133 125
1732 - 1809
258 133 125
Notes
Nahum Tate's 1681 infamous 'happy ending' adaptation dominated this period. David Garrick (1756) and George Colman (1768) introduced later adaptations closer to the original Shakespeare version..
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
13 Dec 1732 Covent Garden The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters No No No £55 10s 100% N/A
21 Apr 1733 Covent Garden The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters, A Journey to Bristol, Scottish Dance, Tambourine of Farce Yes No Yes £135 8s N/A N/A
30 Apr 1733 Drury Lane King Lear, The Mock Countess, Dutchwoman, English Maggot, French Gardener and His Mistress, Minuet, Saraband No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
14 Nov 1733 Covent Garden The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Nassau No No No Unknown N/A N/A
14 Jan 1734 Covent Garden The True And Antient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters, Pygmalion No No No Unknown N/A N/A
10 Apr 1735 Covent Garden King Lear, The Toy Shop, Scots Dance No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
06 Jun 1735 Covent Garden King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Rape of Proserpine No No No Unknown N/A N/A
27 Sep 1735 Drury Lane King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Mock Doctor No No No Unknown N/A N/A
24 Nov 1735 Drury Lane King Lear And His Three Daughters, The Virgin Unmasked No No No Unknown N/A N/A
20 Dec 1735 Covent Garden King Lear, The Necromancer No No No £70 7s 6d N/A N/A
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