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
£31,384 15s £15,130 10s 6d (48.2%) £16,254 4s 6d (51.8%)
1732 - 1809
£31,384 15s - (100%) £15,130 10s 6d (48.2%) £16,254 4s 6d (51.8%)
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 %
07 Apr 1758 Covent Garden King Lear, The Englishman Returned from Paris, Judgment of Paris No No Yes £217 16s N/A N/A
25 Oct 1758 Drury Lane King Lear, The Virgin Unmasked No No No £207 13s 6d 74% N/A
10 Nov 1759 Drury Lane King Lear, The Anatomist No No No Unknown N/A N/A
15 Nov 1759 Drury Lane King Lear, The Mock Doctor Yes No No £190 57% N/A
28 Nov 1759 Drury Lane King Lear, The Mock Doctor Yes No No £120 51% N/A
05 Jan 1760 Drury Lane King Lear No Yes No £200 47% N/A
28 May 1761 Drury Lane King Lear, The Enchanter No Yes No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Dec 1761 Drury Lane King Lear, Polly Honeycombe No No No Unknown N/A N/A
17 Apr 1762 Drury Lane King Lear, The Intriguing Chambermaid Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Nov 1762 Drury Lane King Lear, The Spring Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
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