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 Jan 1765 Covent Garden King Lear, Thomas and Sally, Blind Mans Buff No No No Unknown N/A N/A
09 Jan 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Deuce Is in Him No No No Unknown N/A N/A
12 Jan 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Devil to Pay No No No Unknown N/A N/A
01 Feb 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Old Maid No No No Unknown N/A N/A
19 Mar 1765 Covent Garden King Lear, The Citizen, Rural Love Yes No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
25 Mar 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Capricious Lovers, The Irish Milkmaids, The Medley No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
17 Apr 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Fairy Tale, The Medley Yes No No Unknown N/A N/A
02 May 1765 Covent Garden King Lear, The Spanish Lady, The Jealous Woodcutter No No Yes Unknown N/A N/A
23 May 1765 Drury Lane King Lear, The Witches No No No Unknown N/A N/A
23 Sep 1765 Covent Garden King Lear And His Three Daughters, Lethe No No No Unknown N/A N/A
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