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 %
22 Jan 1781 Covent Garden King Lear, Harlequin Free Mason No No No £261 13s 60% N/A
26 Mar 1781 Covent Garden King Lear, St Patrick's Day No No No £112 19s 40% N/A
31 Oct 1781 Covent Garden King Lear, The Jovial Crew, The Caledonian Shepherds, Crutch Dance No No No £164 6s 45% N/A
14 Nov 1781 Covent Garden King Lear, Tom Thumb No No No £109 16s 6d 32% N/A
01 Jan 1783 Covent Garden King Lear, Rosina No No No £201 8s 57% N/A
24 Feb 1783 Covent Garden King Lear, Lord Mayor's Day No No No £227 8s 6d 43% N/A
20 Oct 1783 Covent Garden King Lear, The Choice of Harlequin No No No £153 11s 44% N/A
05 Jan 1784 Covent Garden King Lear, Friar Bacon No No No £209 6s 63% N/A
06 Mar 1786 Covent Garden King Lear, Love in a Camp No No No £170 7s 49% N/A
21 Jan 1788 Drury Lane King Lear, The Deserter No No Yes £343 12s 6d 41% N/A
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